ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,337, issued on May 20, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Electric vehicle charging robot" was invented by Ki Hoon Nam (Whasung-si, South Korea) and Byung Ho Yoon (Whasung-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric vehicle charging robot configured for absorbing an external disturbance to prevent a damage of the electric vehicle charging robot and an electric vehicle, includes a charging connector engageable to a charging inlet of an electric vehicle to supply electric power to the electric vehicle. The electric vehicle charging robot apparatus includes: a body ...