ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,579, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Audi AG (Ingolstadt, Germany).
"Front trunk for an electric vehicle" was invented by Sebastian Vahle (Landshut, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a trunk under the front hood (or "frunk") of an electric vehicle and a method for cleaning and stowing a charging cable in the frunk."
The patent was filed on Jan. 12, 2023, under Application No. 18/153,833.
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