ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,223, issued on July 14, was assigned to Magna Powertrain Inc. (Aurora, Canada).
"Pre-energization for power operated disconnect systems" was invented by Dusan Milacic (North York, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of controlling a secondary drivetrain of an electrically powered vehicle includes receiving a connect request for a disconnect mechanism, which includes a first and second clutch member. The second clutch member is biased to a disconnected state from the first clutch member and axially moveable into a connected state to transfer torque from an electric motor to the wheels. An initial current is applied to an ac...