ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,103, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to BIKEE BIKE S.R.L. (Rovereto, Italy).

"Apparatus for the electric propulsion of a vehicle, in particular of a human-powered vehicle" was invented by Matteo Spaggiari (Rovereto, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for the electric propulsion of a vehicle, in particular of a human-powered vehicle, preferably in the form of a bicycle or the like, comprising a support body, electric propulsion means for the forwarding actuation of the vehicle, preferably in the form of an electric motor, in particular of the brushless type, having a corresponding rotatable shaft for outputting the po...