ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,771,171, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. LTD. (Dongguan, China).

"Charging device and electronic device assembly" was invented by Zhongyu An (Dongguan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charging device and an electronic device assembly are provided. The charging device may include a first housing, a second housing defining a receiving space, and a driving assembly and a charging coil. The second housing is rotatably connected with the first housing. The second housing is configured to hold an electronic device. The driving assembly and the charging coil are both received in the recei...