US Patent Issued to FCA US on Sept. 8 for "Vehicle axle disconnect system" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,720, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Vehicle axle disconnect system" was invented by Ritvik Reddy (Ferndale, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of controlling actuation of torque transfer devices in a vehicle includes determining that a first torque transfer device and a second torque transfer device that are associated with a vehicle axle are in a disconnected state in which the torque transfer devices are not transmitting torque, comparing a driving parameter to one or more thresholds; and changing the first torque transfer device to a connected state when the driving parameter meets...