ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,839, issued on April 22, was assigned to HELLTRAXX LLC (Sterling Heights, Mich.).
"Vehicle track system and assembly for off-road conditions" was invented by Steven Mancini (Clinton Township, Mich.) and Jerome Penxa (Shelby Township, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle track system and assembly for outfitting vehicles for mobility in off-road conditions. Snow, mud, muck, soil, sand, ice, and other fickle conditions are more readily traversed. In an example, a hub assembly, a pair of drivers, a frame, a pair of rails, and a pair of tracks are all part of the vehicle track system and assembly. The drivers are incited to rotat...