ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,298, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD. (Hyogo, Japan).
"Off-road vehicle" was invented by Atsushi Tajima (Akashi, Japan), Yusuke Fujita (Akashi, Japan), Taisuke Morita (Akashi, Japan) and Kento Kariya (Akashi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An off-road vehicle includes an air duct located in an engine room and connected to a drive assembly. The air duct includes: a first portion extending upward; a second portion which extends from the first portion, curves downward in an inverted U shape, and is located higher than a loading space; and a third portion extending downward from the second portion and includi...