ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,464, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. (Medina, Minn.).
"Off-road vehicle" was invented by Andrew C. Schleif (Stacy, Minn.), Paul W. Barton (Warwickshire, Great Britain) and Ralph W. Lauzze III (Hugo, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility vehicle comprising a frame, a body supported by the frame, a seating area supported by the frame, front and rear ground engaging members supporting the frame and the body, and a powertrain drivingly coupled to the front and rear ground engaging members, the powertrain including an engine having a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinders, a cylinder head remova...