ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,318, issued on May 6, was assigned to Gibbs Technologies Ltd. (Nuneaton, Great Britain).
"Powertrain for an amphibian" was invented by Alan Timothy Gibbs (London) and Simon James Longdill (Nuneaton, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power train for an amphibian operable in land marine modes includes a prime mover having an integral speed change transmission, at least a first land propulsion unit, at least a first marine propulsion unit, and a power transmission unit including a drive member configured to couple the prime mover to the at least first marine propulsion unit, wherein the prime mover is arranged to drive the ...