ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,822, issued on July 29, was assigned to Anker Innovations Technology Co. Ltd. (Changsha, China).
"Socket device" was invented by Tao Chen (Shenzhen, China), Xiang Zhang (Shenzhen, China) and Shuibo Tong (Shenzhen, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A socket device (e.g., a charging device) comprising a housing and a movable cover coupled to the housing and being movable relative to the housing between a use position and a stowed position. The housing may comprise a movable assembly and a transfer structure. The movable cover in the use position may project above, at least partially, an outer surface of the housing. The housing may ...