US Patent Issued to Atieva on May 12 for "Performing static heating of electric motor based on vehicle inclination" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,660, issued on May 12, was assigned to Atieva Inc. (Newark, Calif.).

"Performing static heating of electric motor based on vehicle inclination" was invented by Fabrice Anthony Paccoret (Fremont, Calif.), David Anthony Lickfold (Oakland, Calif.), Sai Rajeev Devaragudi (Fremont, Calif.) and Jamie Wardlaw (Fremont, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-implemented method of performing static heating of an electric motor comprises: applying a brake to a wheel of a vehicle that has an electric motor; determining an incline of the vehicle; and in response to the incline being within a first incline range, providing first current ...