ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,418,215, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Hydro-Gear LP (Sullivan, Ill.).
"Liquid-cooled electric drive assembly" was invented by Michael L. Bennett (Sullivan, Ill.) and Nathan W. Bonny (Shelbyville, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric motor and related components, such as a motor controller assembly, are disclosed having a coolant circuit where the related components are cooled by the same fluid flow that cools the electric motor. The compact coolant circuit minimizes the need for external lines between the electric motor and related components, while providing separate heat sinks for the electric motor and, for example,...