ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,849, issued on April 7, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Overhead charging apparatus for electric vehicles" was invented by Ryuta Matsui (Redondo Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An overhead charging apparatus and method for charging electric vehicles using the overhead charging apparatus is provided. The charging apparatus includes a control assembly, a power supply unit, and an electronic device. The control assembly includes a support structure, a cable holding unit, and an actuation mechanism. The power supply unit includes an electric cable having an end coupled to a charging connector. A portion of the...