ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,201, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to EFESTO SARL (Paris).
"Hybrid drive snowmobile and hybridization kit for a snowmobile" was invented by Luca Morfino (Pino Torinese, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hybrid drive snowmobile comprising an IC engine, a variable speed drive comprising a first pulley connected to a drive shaft of the IC engine, a second pulley and a belt coupled to the first and second pulleys, an intermediate shaft-connected to the second pulley of the variable speed drive, an output shaft connected to the intermediate shaft by a transmission and a drive wheel of a motor track of the snowmobile connected to the ...