ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,674, issued on April 22, was assigned to Oshkosh Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).
"Battery management systems and methods" was invented by David Lombardo (Oshkosh, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rechargeable battery system for a lift device includes a battery configured to power at least one component of the lift device, a heating system configured to selectively provide heat to the battery, and a battery charger connected to the battery and to the heating system. The heating system is configured to selectively receive power from the battery through a battery power connection or from the battery charger through a battery charger power co...