ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,087, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc. (Milwaukee).

"Vehicle with windshield and duct assembly" was invented by Anthony Avallone (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Daniel Schneider (Franklin, Wis.), Aaron Brechbill (Waukesha, Wis.) and Jonathon M. Tyznik (Hubertus, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle including a frame and a panel coupled to the frame. The panel includes an open-ended aperture extending therethrough. The vehicle further includes a duct including a bore that is aligned with a portion of the aperture, a windshield fixedly coupled to the duct, and a fastener that clamps the duct to the panel. ...