ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,421, issued on June 2, was assigned to ROCSYS B.V. (Rijswijk, Netherlands).

"Device and method for moving a connector of an electric vehicle charger" was invented by Johannes Oosten Van Der Weijde (Rijswijk, Netherlands), Kanter Van Deurzen (Rijswijk, Netherlands), Guus Nico Paris (Rijswijk, Netherlands) and Remy Van Rooijen (Rijswijk, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device (1) for moving a connector (3) of an electric vehicle charger, comprising: an actuated mechanism, for moving an actuator attachment point (2) for the suspension of the connector (3), a connector attachment point (27), for the connector (3), the connector...