ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,306, issued on May 5, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Energy supply device for moving body and control device of the moving body" was invented by Jens Nessler (Offenbach/Am Main, Germany) and Marcus Kleinehagenbrock (Offenbach/Am Main, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An energy supply device for a moving body and a control device of the moving body are provided. The energy supply device includes a supply connector, connected to a supply plug extending from the moving body; a push button, mounted to protrude in a protruding direction toward the moving body; and an indicator, having a display bar that changes accordi...