ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,722, issued on May 27, was assigned to OSHKOSH Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Systems and methods for a suspension assembly on an electrified vehicle" was invented by Austin Dowdy (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspension assembly includes a first linkage rod coupled between an axle housing and a first frame rail, and a second linkage rod coupled between the axle housing and a second frame rail. The first linkage rod is arranged at an angle relative to a central longitudinal axis so that as the first linkage rod extends from the axle housing toward the first frame rail, the first linkage rod angles laterally outwardly and a...