ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,513, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to ROCSYS B.V. (Rijswijk, Netherlands).

"Method and device for connecting a connector of an electric vehicle charger to a socket on an electric vehicle" was invented by Johannes Oosten Van Der Weijde (Rijswijk, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and device for connecting a connector of an electric vehicle charger to a socket on an electric vehicle, comprising the steps of: A. determining the supposed position and orientation of the socket; B. moving the connector in the direction of the supposed position of the socket; C. positioning the connector adjacent to the supposed socket pos...