ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,348, issued on July 1, was assigned to Barbara B. Buzard Descendants' Trust (Nashotah, Wis.).

"Electric vehicle with swing arm for independently articulating wheels" was invented by Allen Zadeh (Summerfield, N.C.) and Robert T. Foote III (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric vehicle (e.g., a tricycle, or a car) includes a frame portion having a first side and a second side. A first rear wheel is disposed rearward relative to the frame portion at the first side. A second rear wheel is disposed rearward relative to the frame portion at the second side, the second rear wheel being spaced from the first rear wheel with a wh...