ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,421, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to FLANDERS ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE LLC (Evansville, Ind.).

"Haul truck with modular drive system" was invented by Brian Curtis Havens (Columbia, S.C.), Michael Gordon Onsager (Franklin, Wis.), Benjamin Alex Balbach (Evansville, Ind.) and Miles Christopher Griggs (Evansville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle including a chassis and an engine connected to the chassis. The vehicle also includes an alternator connected to the engine and a drive system connected to the alternator. The vehicle also includes a number of wheel motors connected to the drive system. The vehicle also includes a ...