ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,447, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Military vehicle with control modes" was invented by Chad Smith (Omro, Wis.), Nader Nasr (Neenah, Wis.), Rachell Harsh (Oshkosh, Wis.), Mike J. Bolton (Oshkosh, Wis.), Bradon Zeitler (Oshkosh, Wis.), Ryan Crabtree (Oshkosh, Wis.) and John Beck (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A military vehicle includes a frame, axle assemblies coupled with the frame that are configured to be driven to transport the military vehicle, an internal combustion engine configured to drive the axle assemblies, an electric motor configured to drive the axle assemblies,...