ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,753, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD. (Hyogo, Japan).
"Off-road vehicle" was invented by Kengo Shimatani (Akashi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An off-road vehicle includes an intake box, an introduction duct, and an intake duct. The intake box includes an internal space, an opening, and a bottom wall. The opening is provided with a filter, and the internal space is open to an outside of the off-road vehicle through the opening. The bottom wall defines a lower boundary of a part of the internal space. Through the introduction duct, the internal space of the intake box communicates with an outside of the in...