ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,233, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Differential for electric drive module with dual coaxial motors and clutch disconnect" was invented by Gregory Mordukhovich (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Marco Vassallo (Turin, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrified powertrain that generates and transfers drive torque to a driveline of an electrified vehicle is provided. The electrified powertrain includes an electric drive module (EDM), and a controller. The EDM includes a first electric motor having a first output drivingly coupled to a first output shaft that drives a first drive wheel; a second el...