ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,290, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD. (Akashi, Japan).
"Off-road vehicle" was invented by Yusuke Nakashima (Akashi, Japan) and Yumi Miyake (Akashi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An off-road vehicle includes a seat located adjacent to an entrance in a vehicle compartment, and a storage located below the seat and having a housing space therein. The storage has an access opening opened to the entrance such that the housing space is accessible from the entrance."
The patent was filed on Sept. 7, 2022, under Application No. 17/938,969.
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