US Patent Issued to Ford Global Technologies on July 29 for "Engine mount for hybrid electric vehicle" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,879, issued on July 29, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Engine mount for hybrid electric vehicle" was invented by Christoph Arndt Dr habil (Moerlen, Germany) and Johannes Wiessalla (Wuerselen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems are provided for an engine. In one example, a method includes adjusting a stiffness of an engine suspension unit in response to outputs from the engine and the electric motor. The stiffness increases as an engine power output decreases."

The patent was filed on Dec. 8, 2022, under Application No. 18/063,406.

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