ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,131, issued on May 27, was assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Electric propulsion systems" was invented by David James Tate (Hemel Hempstead, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive mechanism for an electric propulsion system includes an electric machine. The drive mechanism includes a drive shaft with a longitudinal axis, an engagement assembly, a disconnect mechanism, and an overrunning clutch. The engagement assembly includes a drive shaft engagement element and an electric machine engagement element. The drive shaft engagement element includes first and second shaft gear rings, and each shaft g...