US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on Jan. 27 for "Charge, fuel, or service recess for a vehicle" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,946, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Charge, fuel, or service recess for a vehicle" was invented by Roland Och (Rottendorf, Germany) and Jurgen Herzig (Buchbrunn, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a charging, fueling, or service compartment system for a vehicle. The charging, fueling, or service compartment system having a compartment body, at least one terminal or connection region for a charging plug or an equipment gun, and a movable compartment body cover. The charging, fueling, or service compartment system further includes a movable cover associated with the at le...