ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,199, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Control apparatus for vehicle" was invented by Kensuke Takagi (Seto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control apparatus for a vehicle including: (i) an engine; (ii) an input rotary member connected to the engine; (iii) an electric transmission mechanism that includes a differential mechanism configured to receive a power of the engine via the input rotary member and an electric motor connected to the differential mechanism; and (vi) a mechanical oil pump configured, when being driven by rotation of the input rotary member, to supply an oil for lubrica...