ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,720, issued on Sept. 9.

"Continuous torque transmission system" was invented by Nicu Mamaliga (Pingree Grove, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Continuous Torque Transmission (CTT) system that includes a first planetary gear assembly, a first electric motor-generator, a control module, a second electric motor-generator, and a third electric motor-generator. The first electric motor-generator includes a first stator and a first rotor. The second electric motor-generator includes a second stator and a second rotor, and the third electric motor-generator includes a third stator and a third rotor. A rectifier is electrically coupled...