ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,199, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Polaris Industries Inc. (Medina, Minn.).
"Utility vehicle fluid containment system" was invented by Pekka Wuollet (East Bethel, Minn.), Jared M. Albers (St. Croix Falls, Wis.) and William R. Shaw (Blaine, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes a plurality of ground engaging members and a frame supported by the ground engaging members. A powertrain and a utility or cargo bed are supported by the frame. The cargo bed comprises a first wall extending generally longitudinally and a second wall extending generally longitudinally, and the second wall is laterally spaced from the firs...