ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,031, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to VOLVO TRUCK Corp. (Gothenburg, Sweden).

"Control system for controlling an oil level in a gearbox of a vehicle, associated gearbox assembly and vehicle" was invented by Henrik Hagerman (Gothenburg, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system, for controlling an oil level in a gearbox of a vehicle, includes a supply line, a return line, a first valve and a second valve. The first and second valves are respectively controlled by a first fork and a second fork of the gearbox. The return line is connected to the supply line through the first valve and the second valve, which are arranged...