ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,547, issued on April 21, was assigned to Travelers Club Luggage Inc. (La Palma, Calif.).

"Charging cupholder for securing multiple items" was invented by Peter Yu (La Palma, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a charging cup holder including a fixing base, a pair of arms hinged to an upper end of the fixing base and configured to secure a cup, a cup carrier hinged to a lower end of the fixing base, and a USB interface provided at the fixing base and configured to transfer electric power from a first side of the USB interface to a second side of the USB interface, wherein the cup carrier comprises opposing raised side e...