ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,587,114, issued on March 24, was assigned to ADVANCED ELECTRIC MACHINES GROUP LTD (Washington, Great Britain).

"Electrical sub-assembly and associated method of operation" was invented by James Widmer (Tyne and Wear, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electrical sub-assembly and associated method of operation There is provided an electrical sub-assembly having first and second motors, the second motor being a reluctance motor. Each of the first and second motors has a respective rotor drivingly connected to the other and is independently operable to generate torque either alone or in combination with one another. The torque ge...