US Patent Issued to Piaggio & C. on Oct. 28 for "Saddle-riding type vehicle with a simplified battery removal system" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,326, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Piaggio & C. S.p.A. (Pontedera, Italy).

"Saddle-riding type vehicle with a simplified battery removal system" was invented by Andrea Raffaelli (Pontedera, Italy), Stefano Bartolozzi (Pontedera, Italy) and Valentino Mariotti (Pontedera, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A saddle-riding type vehicle comprises a frame extending mainly along a longitudinal direction and comprising front, central, and rear portions. The vehicle comprises a powertrain connected to the frame and comprising at least one electric motor operatively connected to at least one driving wheel. The vehicle also comprises an...