ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,849, issued on July 29, was assigned to Briggs & Stratton LLC (Wauwatosa, Wis.).
"Outdoor power equipment suspension system" was invented by Christopher Krajewski (West Allis, Wis.), Robert S. Laurin (Durhamville, N.Y.) and E. Mark Lynch (Munnsville, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A front independent suspension assembly for outdoor power equipment includes a first joint, a first wheel coupled to the joint, a first longitudinal arm pivotably coupled to the joint, a first lateral arm pivotably coupled to the joint, and a second lateral arm pivotably coupled to the joint. The second lateral suspension arranged substantially paralle...