ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,835, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Patrick Industries Inc. (Elkhart, Ind.).

"Vehicle charging arrangement" was invented by Christopher Hundt (Bremen, Ind.) and Derek Preston Thompson (South Bend, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power system for a vehicle includes a first alternator and a second alternator each driven by an engine system of the vehicle. A first power storage device is electrically coupled with and chargeable by the first and second alternators. The first power storage device is configured to store power at a first storage voltage. A second power storage device is electrically coupled with and chargeable by ...