ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,305, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Ruphavathy Vishal (India).

"Charger assembly for charging an energy storage unit associated with an elevator" was invented by Ruphavathy Vishal (Chennai, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charger assembly 10 for charging an energy storage unit associated with an elevator is provided. The charger assembly includes a first charger unit 20 mechanically coupled to an elevator column 30. The first charger unit is adapted to tap voltage from a power source. The first charger unit interconnects a first block 40 and a second block 50. The first block includes at least two slots 60 adapted to interlo...