ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,762, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Hybrid vehicle charging including during standstill or neutral gear operating states" was invented by Zachary L Tuller (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Gaurav S Sadekar (Rochester Hills, Mich.), Nadirsh D Patel (Farmington Hills, Mich.), Indrasen S Karogal (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Alessandro Lelli (Turin, Italy), Dario Morina (Turin, Italy), Pier Luca Di Gristina (Turin, Italy), Paolo Olivieri (Pecello Torinese, Italy), Ashay Sharma (Troy, Mich.), Frederico de Bosio (Turin, Italy) and Giuseppe Corallo (Turin, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mild hybrid electric veh...