ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,865, issued on Aug. 4.
"Radial gap wheel motor supported on hub bearings in a parallel arrangement" was invented by Kevin R. Williams (Waller, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel assembly for a vehicle has a rotor housing adapted to be supported on wheel bearings of the vehicle, a stator support structure adapted to be affixed to a non-rotatable portion of the vehicle, and an energy storage module affixed to the stator support structure. The rotor housing has a support structure connected to a rotor. The rotor has permanent magnets therein. The stator support structure has windings therein. These windings are spaced from the ...