ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,019, issued on April 21, was assigned to FPT INDUSTRIAL S.P.A. (Turin, Italy).
"Electric traction axle/beam" was invented by Fabio Pesola (Turin, Italy), Marco Tessitore (Turin, Italy), Francesco Cantone (Turin, Italy), Pietro Esposito (Turin, Italy), Emanuele Colacito (Turin, Italy) and Domenico Feola (Turin, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric traction axle/beam, e-axle/e-beam, for a vehicle comprising at least one electric machine, a pair of drive shafts each connected to a respective wheel of the vehicle and a transmission chain operatively connecting the electric machine to the pair of drive shafts, the transmissio...