ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,430, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Battery charging system for electrified vehicle including interface for cable and housing" was invented by Christopher Bernard Trombetta (Commerce Township, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to a battery charging system for an electrified vehicle, and in particular relates to an interface for a cable and a housing. The charging system includes a housing, a first cable including a plug configured to couple to a charging port of the electrified vehicle, and a second cable including a first plug configured to couple to a...