ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,895, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Arctic Cat Inc. (Thief River Falls, Minn.).

"Off-road vehicle having an aftwardly pivotable radiator" was invented by Brent Thomas Gilge (Thief River Falls, Minn.), Christopher J. Evans (Thief River Falls, Minn.) and Charles Simenson (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 coupled to the frame assembly and a plurality of wheels at least one of which is operatively coupled to the powertrain. A seating assembly is coupled to the frame assembly and a cargo box is coupled to the frame assembly aft of the seating assembly. ...