ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,823, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Transportation IP Holdings LLC (Norwalk, Conn.).
"Vehicle system and method" was invented by Ajith Kuttannair Kumar (Erie, Pa.), Ronald B. Koerber (Lake City, Pa.) and Todd C. Cronin (Fairview, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle system includes an electric motor and one or more of a generator or an alternator coupled with the electric motor and configured to generate electric energy from rotation created by the electric motor. The generator or alternator is configured to power one or more traction motors to propel the vehicle system. The electric motor may replace a fuel engine of the...