ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,109, issued on March 3, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Electronic drive module having dual coaxial motors and clutch disconnect" was invented by Marco Vassallo (Turin, Italy) and Gregory Mordukhovich (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
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 having a first output drivingly coupled to a first output shaft that drives a first drive wheel; a second electric motor ...