ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,576, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Atieva Inc. (Newark, Calif.).

"Lubrication and cooling system for rotatable components" was invented by Michael Abosch (San Francisco), Emad Dlala (Pleasanton, Calif.), Barnaby James Gerard Lewis (San Francisco), Mohammad Mahmoudi (Fremont, Calif.), Azat Suleimenov (Santa Clara, Calif.), Michael Tebbe (Hayward, Calif.), Balazs Palfai (Newark, Calif.), Jiajun Wu (San Jose, Calif.), Richard J. Biskup (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Jeremy Mayer (Mountain View, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid flow system for a rotatable shaft assembly includes a first fluid flow device installed in a rotatab...