ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,567,518, issued on March 3, was assigned to BRUGG eConnect AG (Brugg, Switzerland).

"Coolable single line and charging cable" was invented by Tomasz Oslislok (Bad Zurzach, Switzerland) and Albert Martinez Vall (Baden, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A single line for a charging cable includes an open support structure (011, 012) having a longitudinal extent, at least one channel conductor (2) made of electrically conductive material, and an insulation (3). The at least one channel conductor (2) wraps around and contacts the open support structure (011, 012) along its longitudinal extension. The insulation (3) wraps the open su...