ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,172, issued on June 30, was assigned to Kubota Corp. (Osaka, Japan).
"Electric work vehicle" was invented by David Kieke (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric work vehicle includes a rear housing, a first motor to drive a first rear wheel, the first motor being supported by the rear housing, and a second motor to drive a second rear wheel, the second motor being supported by the rear housing. A first oil path is defined within the rear housing. The first oil path includes a first inlet opening which is provided in a front portion of the rear housing in a front-rear direction of the electrical vehicle."
The pate...