ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,236, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Plymouth, Mich.).
"Electric vehicle powertrain assembly" was invented by Mason Verbridge (Canton, Mich.) and Gary Gloceri (Waterford, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The drivetrain system includes an I shield, two motors, two A-shields, and a gearset. Each A-shield is affixed to a respective one of the two motors, and each A-shield is also affixed to the I-shield. The gearset includes a motor shaft of one of the motors and a motor gear affixed to the motor shaft. Three motor bearings are arranged co-linearly and coupled to the motor shaft. The gearset also includes ...