ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,956, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Dual coaxial motors electric drive module with permanent magnet primary and induction motor secondary with planetary gear set and differential" was invented by Gregory Mordukhovich (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Marco Vassallo (Turin, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrified powertrain that generates and transfers drive torque to a driveline of an electrified vehicle is provided. The electrified powertrain includes an electric drive module (EDM), and a controller. The EDM includes a first electric motor coupled to a first output shaft through a planetary...