US Patent Issued to Ford Global Technologies on May 5 for "Front-end structure for a motor vehicle with electric front-wheel drive" (German, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,471, issued on May 5, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Front-end structure for a motor vehicle with electric front-wheel drive" was invented by Brian Douglas Ross (Marine City, Mich.), Marius Sawatzki (Pulheim, Germany), Daniel Meckenstock (Wuppertal, Germany) and Matt Dunker (Farmington Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A front-end structure for a motor vehicle with electric front-wheel drive. The front-end structure includes at least two longitudinal members, at least one support unit, and at least one electric traction motor. The longitudinal members extending in a vehicle longitudinal direc...