ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,320, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Arctic Cat Inc. (Thief River Falls, Minn.).
"Steering systems for snowmobiles" was invented by David L. Vigen (Thief River Falls, Minn.), Benjamin Taylor Langaas (Thief River Falls, Minn.) and Guy L. Sibilleau (Roseau, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering system for a snowmobile includes a handlebar assembly and a steering column that has an upper end coupled to the handlebar assembly. An electronic steering assist unit is coupled to the steering column between upper and lower posts of the steering column. A steering arm assembly is coupled to a lower end of the lower post. First and...