ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,745, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Charging system for electric vehicle with reduced noise during charging" was invented by Myoung Seok Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Soung Han Noh (Yongin-si, South Korea), Tae Hee Jung (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Jung Hwan Na (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charging system for an electric vehicle that receives electric power from external charging equipment to charge a battery includes an inlet including a plurality of ports. The inlet is connectable to the external charging equipment. A charging ...