ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,877, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Singapore).
"Charging device" was invented by Brian William Wallace (Raleigh, N.C.), Cuong Huy Truong (Cary, N.C.) and Brian H. Leonard (Chapel Hill, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charging device can include a base that includes a front edge, opposing sides, a back edge, an upper surface, a lower surface, at least one charger panel slot, power transmission circuitry, a charger panel, a charger panel coil operatively coupled to the power transmission circuitry, and a foot that extends outwardly from the lower surface."
The patent was filed on Jan. 23, 202...