ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,404, issued on Oct. 14.
"Drifting kart" was invented by Ali Kermani (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Drifting karts in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described that include a front wheel drive train and rear caster wheels that can be dynamically engaged to induce and control drift during a turn. One embodiment of the invention includes a chassis to which a steering column is mounted, where the steering column includes at least one front steerable wheel configured to be driven by an electric motor, a battery housing mounted to the chassis, where the battery housing contains a controller and at...