US Patent Issued to Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche on Dec. 9 for "Splash-proof charging port housing for an electrically drivable motor vehicle" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,778, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Germany).

"Splash-proof charging port housing for an electrically drivable motor vehicle" was invented by Alexander Schunemann (Fellbach, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charging port housing for selectively connecting a charging cable provided for charging an electrically drivable motor vehicle including a lower shell which can be positioned at a charging opening of a motor vehicle body. The lower shell includes a socket opening for receiving a plug socket for the charging cable, and an upper shell fastened to the lower shell. The upper shell includes a thro...