ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,429, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Polaris Industries Inc. (Medina, Minn.).

"Powertrain for a utility vehicle" was invented by Steven M. Tittl (Lino Lakes, Minn.), Andrew C. Schleif (Stacy, Minn.), Stephen L. Nelson (Osceola, Wis.), Kevin J. Rodel (Isanti, Minn.), William L. Barbrey (Lino Lakes, Minn.), Paul W. Barton (Warwickshire, Great Britain), Oliver Young (Birmingham, Great Britain) and Andrew P H Statham (Leicestershire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility vehicle including a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame supported by the ground-engaging members, and a powertrain assembly supported by th...