ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,862, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Arctic Cat Inc. (Thief River Falls, Minn.).
"Off-road vehicle having an actively adjustable suspension" was invented by Lucas Grant Purcell (Thief River Falls, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An off-road vehicle includes a frame assembly, a powertrain, a seat assembly, a plurality of wheels and a rear suspension including first and second shock absorbers that respectively couple first and second rear wheels to the frame assembly. A first remote auxiliary reservoir is in fluid communication with the first shock absorber and has a manual control configured to adjust a damping function of the...