ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,579, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Control apparatus for in-wheel motor vehicle" was invented by Kenji Yamada (Komaki, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a control apparatus for an in-wheel motor vehicle equipped with a motor provided in a tire wheel, at least one sensor provided in a case accommodating the motor, an electric power supply provided on a vehicle body and an electrical storage device that stores electric power, a controller provided on the vehicle body to control the motor, a power cable that connects the motor to the electric power supply and the electrical storage device, ...