ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,581, issued on June 17, was assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD. (Akashi, Japan).
"Electric vehicle" was invented by So Nishimura (Akashi, Japan), Hiroshi Takeuchi (Akashi, Japan) and Motoki Kaji (Akashi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric vehicle includes: an electric motor that generates rotational power by which a driving wheel is driven; a battery case defining a battery accommodating space accommodating at least one battery; connectors that are located in the battery case, accommodated in the battery accommodating space, and electrically connected to respective terminals of the battery; and electric power lines through...