ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,079, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Motherson Innovations Co. Ltd. (London).

"Electrical charging flap" was invented by Callum Scott-Collins (Portchester, Great Britain), Steve Horne (Portchester, Great Britain), Andrew Lettis (Portchester, Great Britain), Oscar Malicki (Portchester, Great Britain), Kane Connor (Portchester, Great Britain) and Matthew McKay (Portchester, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge arm assembly for a charge flap arrangement of a motor vehicle includes a housing cap having at least one flexible hinge arm support, a charge flap housing coupled partially with the flexible hinge arm support, ...