ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,230, issued on April 14, was assigned to VOLVO TRUCK Corp. (Gothenburg, Sweden).
"Power take-off for a vehicle" was invented by Julien Maitre (Chuzelles, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power take-off device for a vehicle provided with a first driven rear axle including a differential and a second rear axle is provided. The power take-off device comprises a connection bracket having a first side arranged to be attached to a wheel with a plurality of wheel nuts, where the connection bracket is provided with a plurality of attachment holes, and a second side comprising a power take-off interface to which an auxiliary equipment...