ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,569, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to FCA US LLC.
"Tank steer system for vehicle" was invented by Pradeep R Attibele (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Sandeep Makam (Rochester Hills, Mich.), Mark A Levine (White Lake, Mich.), Raffaele Fregonese (Monteu Roero, Italy) and Robert S Smyczynski (Clarkston, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle configured to perform a tank steer operation includes a differential having a differential case, first and second half shafts operably coupled to the differential, a drive unit configured to drive the vehicle, and a gearbox assembly coupled to the drive unit. The vehicle is selectively operable in a tank...