ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,300, issued on May 20, was assigned to BYD Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).
"Cap opening and closing device and vehicle having the same" was invented by Kunhuang Xiao (Shenzhen, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for opening and closing a cap, includes: a mounting box; a locking pin, rotatably and retractably mounted to the mounting box, and having a locking head for hooking the cap; a guide block, mounted to the mounting box and having a guide groove; a rocker arm, rotatably mounted to the mounting box, and having a first end fitted to the locking pin and a second end fitted with a pin hole; a slidable pin, movably fitted in t...