US Patent Issued to Cummins on June 24 for "Multi-wheel drive hybrid vehicle with multi-mode functionality" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,822, issued on June 24, was assigned to Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).

"Multi-wheel drive hybrid vehicle with multi-mode functionality" was invented by Kesavan Ramakrishnan (Columbus, Ind.) and Manik Narula (Columbus, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosures relate to methods and systems for a hybrid powertrain. The hybrid powertrain system includes an integrated axle configured to provide mechanical power to a first pair of wheels, the integrated axle comprising a first motor-generator and a first drive axle such that the first motor-generator and at least a portion of the first drive axle are mechanically coupled...