US Patent Issued to Magna Powertrain of America on April 14 for "Electric transfer case with active hybrid engagement" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,222, issued on April 14, was assigned to Magna Powertrain of America Inc..

"Electric transfer case with active hybrid engagement" was invented by Douglas Botto (Royal Oak, Mich.), Jeffrey Botticello (Clawson, Mich.), Jeremy Bakker (LaSalle, Canada), Lee McCay (Windsor, Canada), Shawn Donaldson (Waterford, Mich.) and Devin Ryman (Macomb, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrified transfer case for a vehicle having an engine, a transmission, and front and rear drivelines is provided. The electrified transfer case includes a first output shaft adapted for connection to the rear driveline, a second output shaft adapted for conn...