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Patent No.:

US 9669698 B1

PDFFull Text
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Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017

Filed:

Nov. 26, 2014

Electric hybrid drive for retrofitting to internal combustion vehicles

Applicant:

United Fleet Financing, Llc, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Inventors:

David Crecelius, Fishers, IN (US);

Peter Fischer, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Jeff Ronning, Anderson, IN (US);

Sean Stanley, Huntington, IN (US);

John E. Waters, Fortville, IN (US);

Assignee:

Flagship Enterprise Center, Inc., Anderson, IN (US);

Attorney:

Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Rami Khatib

Assistant Examiner:

Jeffrey Boomer

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/42 (2007.10); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60K 6/40 (2007.10); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60W 20/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/42 (2013.01); B60K 6/40 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60K 2006/4808 (2013.01); B60Y 2304/076 (2013.01); Y02T 10/626 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01); Y10S 903/951 (2013.01);
Abstract

The subject invention is directed to a class of electric hybrid drives that can be retrofit easily to cars and trucks to reduce transportation costs. Certain embodiments include mechanisms for attachment to an existing powertrain, regenerative braking, on-the-road optimization of transportation costs depending on road and route conditions, or an operational mode in which motive power for a vehicle is solely derived from electric energy stored in a battery.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Crecelius, David. (2017). Electric hybrid drive for retrofitting to internal combustion vehicles (U.S. Patent No. 9669698). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9669698

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