ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,042, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Tank steer system for vehicle" was invented by Gregory Mordukhovich (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tank steer gear set assembly for a vehicle having at least one set of first and second axle shafts. The gear set assembly is configured to be operably coupled between a first portion and a second portion of the second axle shaft, and includes a compound planetary gear set having a carrier, a first clutch, and a second clutch. The gear set assembly operates in a tank steer mode by selectively grounding the carrier via the second clutch s...