ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,721, issued on Aug. 5.
"Compact powertrain for transport vehicles" was invented by Maurizio Bigi (Novi di Modena, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact powertrain, comprises a first engine and a second engine and means for rotationally connecting said engines to a common output shaft; the engines have drive shafts with axles parallel to each other; connection means between said drive shafts and an output shaft, moreover, they comprise first coupling means on said first drive shaft for connecting said first drive shaft to the output shaft, and second coupling means for connecting said second drive shaft to said output shaft; t...