ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,431,764, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Lovis LLC (Wilmington, Del.).
"Power takeoff-driven refrigeration" was invented by Rustee Stubbs (Williston, N.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for PTO-driven refrigeration includes a generator that is configured to be mechanically connected to a power takeoff (PTO) and a converter that is configured to receive AC power from the generator and is operable to convert the AC power to DC power. The generator is connected to a charge controller that is connected to an energy storage element. The energy storage element is connected to a controller configured to receive DC power and provid...