ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,768, issued on July 28, was assigned to Nanjing Chervon Industry Co. Ltd. (Nanjing, China).

"Self-driving device system and charging station" was invented by Zhijian Lu (Nanjing, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-driving device system includes a self-driving device, a charging station, and an adapter. The self-driving device can automatically walk and operate in a work area. The charging station is configured to charge the self-driving device. The adapter is configured to convert utility power to a low-voltage alternating current and output the low-voltage alternating current to the charging station. The charging station in...