ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,040, issued on April 21, was assigned to CAES SYSTEMS LLC (Arlington, Va.).

"Cooled electric charging system and electric cable assembly" was invented by Bryan Kathol (Lakeside, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric cable assembly is provided. The electric cable assembly includes an electric cable and a connector. The connector includes an interface portion and a pivotable member. The interface portion includes an electrical interface and a fluid coupling. The pivotable member includes an arm that is configured to be engageable with the fluid coupling of the interface portion. The fluid coupling is configured to be remov...