US Patent Issued to FCA US on Dec. 30 for "Method for managing mobility and customer interface functions on electrified vehicles with axle disconnect and e-securement systems" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,104, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Method for managing mobility and customer interface functions on electrified vehicles with axle disconnect and e-securement systems" was invented by Abhilash Gudapati (Troy, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of operating an electrified vehicle having a front axle disconnect is provided. A powertrain supervisor controller determines that the electrified vehicle needs to be secured due to an internal reason. The powertrain supervisor controller determines whether a front axle status is one of faulted or disengaged. The powertrain supervisor controlle...