ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,352, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to AUDI AG (Ingolstadt, Germany).
"Junction box as a protected charging socket for an electric vehicle" was invented by Sebastian Vahle (Landshut, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A junction box is provided comprising a housing, a socket arranged in the housing for plugging in the plug of a cable, and a cover movably mounted on the housing and covering an opening of the housing in a covering position. A charging socket for an electric vehicle, an electric vehicle, and a method for operating a junction box are also provided."
The patent was filed on May 16, 2023, under Application No. 18/318,5...