ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,230,971, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Mahle International GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany).
"Electromagnetic induction charging device" was invented by Christopher Laemmle (Stuttgart, Germany) and Holger Schroth (Maulbronn, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromagnetic induction charging device for an inductive, in particular contactless, charging of an at least partially electrified motor vehicle with electrical energy, with a housing, formed in a pot-like manner, which comprises a pot base and a pot collar, wherein the pot collar facing away from the pot base surrounds a pot opening, and with a thermally conductive cover whi...