ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,881, issued on July 29, was assigned to AZAK Inc. (Driggs, Idaho).
"Wheel for use in a low gravity vehicle" was invented by Benjamin Meager (Felt, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Vehicles are disclosed which have a lower center of gravity than existing all-terrain, amphibious, and unmanned ground vehicles due to the location of propulsion units and other vehicle components inside the wheels of the vehicle. The vehicles can climb over large obstacles yet are also able to corner at high speeds. The vehicles can be configured for direct manual operation or operation by remote control, and can also be configured for a wide variety o...