ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,570, issued on Oct. 7.

"Methods, systems and apparatus for powering a vehicle" was invented by Anthony Macaluso (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This application is directed to an apparatus for providing electrical charge to a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a driven mass, a generator, a charger, a hardware controller, and a communication circuit. The driven mass rotates in response to a kinetic energy of the vehicle and is coupled to a shaft such that rotation of the driven mass causes the shaft to rotate. The driven mass exists in one of (1) an extended position and (2) a retracted position. The generator generates an elec...