ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,660, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP. LTD. (Guangdong, China).

"Power adapters" was invented by Yong Fu (Guangdong, China) and Bin Zhao (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power adapter and an electronic device assembly including the power adapter are provided. The power adapter includes an adapter body, prongs, and a cover. The adapter body has a first end surface. The prongs are exposed at the first end surface of the adapter body. The cover is movably connected with the adapter body, and the cover has a second end surface. When the cover is in a closed state, the pr...