ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,841, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to TOYOTA JDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Electrified vehicle" was invented by Kotaro Asaba (Nagoya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electrified vehicle includes a first motor, a battery for supplying power to the first motor, a first inverter for converting DC power from the battery into AC power supplied to the first motor, a charging inlet for receiving charging power for charging the battery, a charging circuit for connecting the charging inlet to the first inverter via a neutral point of the first motor, and a control device for controlling the operation of the first inverter. The charging...