US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on Aug. 12 for "Weather shield for a vehicle charge port" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,468, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Weather shield for a vehicle charge port" was invented by John Kenneth Michie (Shelby Township, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle charge system includes a charge port having a charge port receptacle and a connector receiver. The charge port receptacle is configured to transfer electrical energy to a rechargeable electric storage system. A charge port shield is supported at the charge port. The charge port shield includes a base member having a peripheral edge defining a first surface and an opposing second surface. The base member inc...