US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on Feb. 10 for "Hybrid vehicle transmissions with transfer gears supported on inverted bearing mounts for reduced bearing loss" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,097, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Hybrid vehicle transmissions with transfer gears supported on inverted bearing mounts for reduced bearing loss" was invented by Shawn H. Swales (Farmington, Mich.) and James M. Hart (Belleville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrically variable transmission includes an output shaft that drivingly connects to a hybrid vehicle's final drive system and an input shaft that drivingly connects to an engine. A transfer gear set drivingly connects to both the output shaft and a first motor. A rolling bearing includes an inner race circumscribe...