ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,923, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SUBARU Corp. (Tokyo).
"Hybrid all-wheel-drive vehicle" was invented by Hiroshi Tatekawa (Tokyo), Akihiro Nabeshima (Tokyo), Norio Oowada (Tokyo), Takeshi Yoneda (Tokyo), Masaki Takami (Tokyo) and Katsuya Higuchi (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid all-wheel-drive vehicle includes an engine, first and second motor generators, a first clutch between the second motor generator and a front wheel, a second clutch between the second motor generator and a rear wheel, and a control unit that controls, based on a vehicle traveling state, the engine, the motor generators, and the clutches. The...