ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,085, issued on July 1, was assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD. (Hyogo, Japan).
"Utility vehicle" was invented by Takashi Hisamura (Akashi, Japan), Yusuke Nakashima (Akashi, Japan) and Yumi Miyake (Akashi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility vehicle includes a rear seat; a seat frame provided below the rear seat, the rear seat being attached to the seat frame; a supporter provided below the seat frame to support the seat frame; and a battery provided below the seat frame. The supporter further holds the battery."
The patent was filed on Aug. 8, 2022, under Application No. 17/818,316.
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