ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,290, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Borg Warner Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Electric vehicle transmission" was invented by Calahan B. Campton (Fremont, Calif.) and Mohsen Behzad (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric vehicle transmission for a vehicle and lubricated by an oil includes a housing extending along an axis. The housing defines a housing interior, an inlet for receiving the oil from the housing interior, an inlet for receiving the oil from the housing interior, an outlet for expelling the oil, and a passageway in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet. The outlet is spaced radially ...