ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,349, issued on July 21.
"Wind energy based 12-volt charging system for electric vehicles" was invented by Jeremy Daley (Lawson, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charging device for providing power to 12-Volt circuits of an electric vehicle. The charging device comprises a cylindrical fan having a plurality of blades extending radially from an outer surface thereof, a winding connected to an inner surface of the fan and wrapped around an armature. The fan spins when the vehicle is in motion enabling the winding and armature to generate electricity. The electricity is provided to a vehicle's 12-Volt battery or directly to 12-Volt c...