ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,584, issued on April 21, was assigned to DANA ITALIA S.R.L. (Arco, Italy).
"System and method for supplying electrical power via an axle" was invented by Giovanni Mariech (Rovereto, Italy), Mario Bonora (Tenno, Italy), Alessandro Strauss (Rovereto, Italy) and Alberto Cis (Ledro, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for generating power at a vehicle axle to supply sensors and/or actuators are described. In one example, the power is generated via a dynamo that converts rotation of an axle component into electrical energy. The electrical energy may be supplied to a battery, vehicle sensors, and vehicle actuators so ...