ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,149, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Hydro-Gear LP (Sullivan, Ill.).
"Parallel hybrid system with electric motor for vehicle" was invented by Nathan W. Bonny (Shelbyville, Ill.), Scott W. Keller (Charleston, Ill.) and Thomas J. Langenfeld (Sullivan, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A parallel hybrid drive system for use with utility vehicles includes a battery-powered drive system and an internal combustion engine. The utility vehicle includes a mounting deck having one or more electric deck motors mounted thereon. Each deck motor receives electrical power from and is controlled by a dedicated deck motor controller. Each deck m...