US Patent Issued to Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie-S.R.L. on Dec. 2 for "Dual purpose integrated gear for hybrid train application" (Italian, British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,781, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie-S.R.L. (Florence, Italy).

"Dual purpose integrated gear for hybrid train application" was invented by Fabio Baldanzini (Florence, Italy), Giuliano Milani (Florence, Italy), Gaspare Maragioglio (Florence, Italy), Joseph Watson (Pershore POST-WML, Great Britain) and Fabrizio Malvaldi (Florence, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid train system comprising at least one gas turbine to drive a load, and an electric machine unit, also connected to the load. A clutch is installed between the gas turbine and the load. Also, an integrated reduction gear unit is interposed ...