ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,889, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Volvo Truck Corp. (Gothenburg, Sweden).
"Wheelbase structure" was invented by Gunnar Bjorkman (Gothenburg, Sweden) and Viktor Karlsson (Molndal, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a wheelbase structure (configured to form at least a part of a vehicle main supporting structure by extending from a first axle to a second axle, the first and second axles being separated along a longitudinal direction. The wheelbase structure comprises an outer boundary forming an inner housing space for housing energy storage or transformation devices, wherein at least a portion ...