ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,778, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).
"Vehicle with an integrated charging system" was invented by Patrick Kaufman (Vacaville, Calif.), Joerg Ferchau (Morgan Hill, Calif.) and Elizabeth Weitzel (Vacaville, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system is provided for performing an electric power charging process for one or more electric devices. Included in the system is a charging system installed on-board the electric vehicle. The charging system is configured to receive electric power from the electrified vehicle's powertrain, convert the received electric power into an electric current capable of c...