ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,425, issued on Nov. 18.

"Charging inlet assembly having a proximity resistor assembly" was invented by Clara Marguerite Rhodes (Winston Salem, N.C.), Hurley Chester Moll (Hershey, Pa.), Aaron James de Chazal (Rochester, Mich.), Matthew Bryan Hitchcock (Hershey, Pa.), Nathan Philip Myer (Lancaster, Pa.), Andrew Jacob Vasbinder (Boiling Springs, Pa.), Adam Price Tyler (Rochester Hills, Mich.), James Smith (King, N.C.), John Mark Myer (Middletown, Pa.) and Kevin John Peterson (Kernersville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charging inlet assembly includes a housing extending between a front and a rear. The housing has DC terminal c...