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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 04, 2022
Applicant:

Zeus Electric Chassis, Inc., White Bear Lake, MN (US);

Inventors:

Robert L. Grinstead, Chisago City, MN (US);

William Brandt, White Bear Lake, MN (US);

Assignee:

Zeus Electric Chassis, Inc., White Bear Lake, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 50/51 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); H02B 1/20 (2006.01); A62C 31/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 25/00 (2006.01); B62D 33/077 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60L 1/003 (2013.01); B60L 50/51 (2019.02); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); H02B 1/20 (2013.01); A62C 31/00 (2013.01); B60K 2001/006 (2013.01); B60K 25/00 (2013.01); B60L 2200/36 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B62D 33/077 (2013.01);
Abstract

A zero-emission configurable medium/heavy duty class electric truck is disclosed that uses high-voltage, battery-powered electrical energy for both motive power and auxiliary powered unit power. In embodiments, the electric truck includes a central frame having a pair of main frame rails configured to support at least two battery modules, a front subframe configured to support a front axle assembly and a cab, and a rear subframe configured to support at least one rear axle assembly and a rear payload module selected from one of the set of multiple configurable rear payload modules. In embodiments, at least one of the front axle assembly and the rear axle assembly include an electric motive motor powered by a battery management system configured to manage generation and distribution of alternating-current (AC) electrical power from the at least two battery modules to the at least one electric motive motor to provide motive power to the zero-emission configurable electric truck and to at least one auxiliary power unit (APU) to provide auxiliary power to the rear payload module.


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