US Patent Issued to Johnson Truck Bodies on July 28 for "Refrigerated cargo vehicle with alternator driven refrigeration system" (Wisconsin, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,730, issued on July 28, was assigned to Johnson Truck Bodies LLC (Rice Lake, Wis.).

"Refrigerated cargo vehicle with alternator driven refrigeration system" was invented by Dustin R. Huerth (Rice Lake, Wis.), Aaron A. Strand (Rice Lake, Wis.), Gerald L. Larson (Grand Haven, Mich.) and Lannah M. Schulz (Cameron, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerated cargo vehicle has a refrigerated enclosure and a refrigeration system that delivers a refrigerated air flow to the enclosure. The refrigeration system includes a compressor that has a voltage rating higher than the electric potential output of an alternator driven by an engine...