ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,783, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to OSHKOSH Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Wireless charging through vehicle chain" was invented by Nader Nasr (Neehnah, Wis.), Chad Smith (Omro, Wis.), Mike J. Bolton (Oshkosh, Wis.), Colin Wheeler (Oshkosh, Wis.), Mitchel Nordahl (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Christopher Yakes (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of operating a vehicle fleet includes providing a first vehicle including a first energy storage device and a first wireless charging coil, and providing a second vehicle including a second energy storage device and a second wireless charging coil. The method further includes providing, b...