ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,848, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Three speed gear reducer for electric drive module" was invented by Tejinder Singh (West Bloomfield, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A three-speed gearbox assembly for an electric drive module (EDM) of an electric vehicle includes a housing, a first and second planetary gear set, and a first, second, third and fourth clutch. The first planetary gear set is configured to selectively connect to an output of an electric motor and includes a first sun gear, a first ring gear and a first planetary carrier. The second planetary gear set is rotationally coupled ...