ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,946, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Audi AG (Ingolstadt, Germany).

"Drive system for armored electric vehicles" was invented by Philipp Herold (Neuburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention relate to a drive system for armored electric vehicles and a method for its operation in event of a fire of the traction battery."

The patent was filed on Feb. 14, 2023, under Application No. 18/169,084.

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