ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,333, issued on May 20, was assigned to OSHKOSH Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Wireless charging system" was invented by Robert Messina (Oshkosh, Wis.), Shashank Bhatia (Oshkosh, Wis.), Ignacy Puszkiewicz (Hagerstown, Md.), Mike Buhidar (Oshkosh, Wis.), David Lombardo (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Peter Gilbert (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless charging system includes a platform having a substantially horizontal upper surface configured to support a vehicle and an induction coil coupled to the platform. The induction coil is configured to receive electrical energy from an energy source and generate a magnetic field above the up...