ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,506, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. (Valcourt, Canada).

"Vehicle with a wheel hub assembly" was invented by Emile Maltais-Larouche (Valcourt, Canada), Charles Lachance (Sherbrooke, Canada) and Nicolas Laberge (Phoenix).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel hub assembly for a vehicle includes a shaft adapted for operatively connecting to a motor of the vehicle. The shaft including a threaded end portion, and a splined portion including a plurality of external splines; an integral braking hub disposed on and connected to the shaft; a wheel fastened to the integral braking hub by a plurality of fa...