ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,694, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to KIEKERT AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).
"Electric charging device for a motor vehicle" was invented by Martin Tomala (Wuppertal, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric charging device for a motor vehicle, in particular an electric or hybrid motor vehicle, which is equipped with a charging socket for a charging plug, which is connectable thereto, and with a locking drive for a locking element. On the basis of an action upon the locking drive, the locking element is configured either for releasably locking the charging plug in relation to the charging socket or for acting upon a further...