ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,974, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to SL Corp. (Daegu, South Korea).
"Charge port door" was invented by Minha Park (Gyeongsan-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door for a charging port of a vehicle includes a switch that transmits a control signal, a housing rim that is fixed to the vehicle and accommodates the switch, a door panel configured to open or close the housing rim based on the control signal, a spring that applies a pushing force to the door panel with respect to the housing rim, and a spring cover configured to be seated on the housing rim, accommodating the spring. When the door panel is moved toward the...