ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,418,185, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Damon Motors Inc. (Vancouver, Canada).

"Parallel charging of electric motorcycles" was invented by Dominique Kwong (Coquitlam, Canada) and Jacob Mbila (Surrey, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Charging electric vehicles at shared charging stations may involve waiting in line to connect one's vehicle. By allowing multiple motorcycles to charge in parallel at a charging station, better use of the available space can be made and the process can be more efficient for motorcyclists riding in groups. Connectors and cables are configured to connect a chain of motorcycles in parallel to a single...