US Patent Issued to FCA US on July 14 for "Electric vehicle with inboard friction brake assembly" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,215, issued on July 14, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Electric vehicle with inboard friction brake assembly" was invented by Travis D Bechtel (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Mark E Stout II (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric vehicle includes an electric traction motor configured to drive the vehicle, first and second half shafts operably coupled to the electric traction motor, and a single inboard friction brake assembly operably coupled to the first half shaft and configured to selectively brake the first half shaft and a first wheel connected thereto. A controller is in signal communicati...