ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,341,306, issued on June 24, was assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Coverless interchangeable AC power outlets" was invented by Ailen Flores Becerril (Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico), Rosa Fabiola Benitez Torres (Atizapan de Zaragoza, Mexico), Silvia Lopez Portela (Mexico City), Maria Alejandra Cobos Reyes (Mexico City) and Eduardo Arturo Aguilar Ruelas (Mexico City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coverless AC power outlet for use in a vehicle interior has a pivotable faceplate that covers or exposes power terminals for receiving prongs of an AC power plug. Internal terminals of the outlet are packaged in a cylinder wh...