ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,474, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Manitowoc Crane Group France SAS (Dardilly, France).

"Coolant circuit for a self-propelled working machine comprising multiple electric drive components" was invented by Andreas Krug (Oldenburg, Germany) and John F. Benton (Wilhelmshaven, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coolant circuit for a self-propelled work machine includes multiple electric drive components, including a coolant pump for generating a flow of coolant which circulates in the coolant circuit, a heat exchanger for dissipating thermal energy stored in the coolant, and at least two circuit lines which extend parallel to ...