ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,147, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to APh ePower Co. Ltd. (Kaohsiung City, Taiwan).

"Hybrid power system" was invented by Cheng-Ta Chung (Kaohsiung City, Taiwan), Chien-Hsun Wu (Kaohsiung City, Taiwan), Hsiu-Hsien Su (Kaohsiung City, Taiwan) and Shang-Zeng Huang (Kaohsiung City, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid power system, including an engine, a first motor, a power distributor, a second motor, an electrical energy controller, an energy storage module, a transmission mechanism, and a wheel, is provided. The first motor is connected to the engine. The power distributor is connected to the first motor. The second moto...