ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,758, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio).

"Electric vehicle fluid test system" was invented by Joshua C. Conner (San Antonio), Nolan A. Erickson (San Antonio), J. Matthew Jackson (San Antonio) and Terrence F. Alger II (San Antonio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric vehicle test chamber device for electric vehicle fluid oxidation testing. The device is incorporated into a system that includes a shaft implement such as a pump as well as a variable electric input mechanism with capacity to impart a variety of different types of electrical fields to the fluid. The fields may be induced by...