ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,737, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Germany).

"Electric vehicle having a charging flap module" was invented by Alexander Schunemann (Fellbach, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric vehicle has a charging flap module. The electric vehicle includes a body having a body interior, which has a body element having an outer skin. The body element has an element opening, in which a charging cradle of the charging flap module is arranged. The charging cradle is designed to be fixed to the body and to incorporate a charging flap. The charging flap is designed to be movable in a guided manner betwee...