ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,463, issued on May 5, was assigned to AUDI AG (Ingolstadt, Germany).
"Motor unit having a lubricant circuit" was invented by Ivo Greiter (Eitensheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor unit is provided having an electric motor and a transmission, which are mechanically joined together and arranged in a housing, wherein the motor unit comprises a lubricant circuit, which lubricates the electric motor and the transmission, wherein a lubricant pump is provided, having an outlet and at least two inlets for lubricant. Furthermore, a lubricant sump is provided, which is arranged beneath the electric motor and/or the transmission ...