ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,173, issued on March 18, was assigned to Kubota Corp. (Osaka, Japan).
"Chassis of electric work vehicle including intermediate frame with depression on rear surface thereof" was invented by David Kieke (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric work vehicle includes a chassis, a battery housing supported by the chassis, and a rear axle. The chassis includes an intermediate frame attached to a rear portion of the battery housing. The intermediate frame is located between the battery housing and the rear axle in a front-rear direction of the electric work vehicle. The intermediate frame includes a depression on a rear...