ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,144, issued on May 19, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).
"Hybrid vehicle battery maintenance system" was invented by Curtis John Caldwell (Metamora, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery maintenance system for a vehicle, including a battery mounted to the vehicle, the battery having a charge level, an electric motor connected to a ground engaging member of the vehicle, a hybrid power source mounted to the vehicle, and configured, at least in part, to provide electric power with the battery to power the electric motor, and a control module mounted to the vehicle, the control module configured to probe the battery...