ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,324, issued on March 24, was assigned to J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd. (Uttoxeter, Great Britain).
"Working vehicle" was invented by Stephen De Caen (Uttoxeter, Great Britain) and Jonathan Christopher Boustred (Uttoxeter, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A working vehicle includes an electric storage device; a traction motor configured to propel the working vehicle and to generate electrical energy when braking; a hydraulic system including a hydraulic pump driven by a load motor, a hydraulic actuator and a control valve; and a control system. The control system is configured to determine a state of charge of the electric...