ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,874, issued on June 24, was assigned to EDAG Engineering GmbH (Wiesbaden, Germany).

"Drive device for a system for changing means of transportation, use and system for changing means of transportation" was invented by Johannes Barckmann (Fulda, Germany) and Thomas Hasenauer (Fulda, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive device for a transport means changing system, comprising: a drive train configured for use on the road; an interface configured for coupling to a passenger cabin and/or cargo cabin; comprising a work device which performs work activities, which are independent of transportation, wherein the drive device has a ...