ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,972, issued on June 23, was assigned to OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Electrified military vehicle" was invented by Chad Smith (Omro, Wis.), Bradon Zeitler (Oshkosh, Wis.), Jessica Szymanski (Oshkosh, Wis.), Rachell Harsh (Oshkosh, Wis.), Deepak Shukla (Oshkosh, Wis.), Ed Trinklein (Oshkosh, Wis.), Mitchel Nordahl (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Mikel Ullman (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A military vehicle includes a chassis, a front end accessory drive (FEAD), and circuitry. The chassis includes an engine and an integrated motor generator (IMG). The FEAD includes multiple accessories and an electric motor-generator. The ...