ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,660, issued on Oct. 7, 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 a vehicle body frame, a cabin, an engine room, an internal combustion engine, and an engine room cover. The engine room is provided behind the cabin. The engine is provided in the engine room and supported by the frame. The intercooler includes an intercooler core and is provided along an intake conduit extending toward the engine and provided above the engine. The engine room cover includes an upper surface exposed to outside the vehic...