ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,322, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Cummins Emission Solutions Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).
"Vehicle power systems and methods" was invented by Alex Dylan Harrington (Nineveh, Ind.) and Cami Brigette Ethington (Nashville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A controller for a vehicle power system that includes (i) a vehicle that has a battery, an alternator powered by an engine, and an exhaust aftertreatment system that includes an exhaust aftertreatment component, a temperature sensor, and a heater, and (ii) an external power source that is separate from the vehicle. The controller receives, from the temperature sensor, a first temper...