ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,710, issued on June 17, was assigned to Polaris Industries Inc. (Medina, Minn.).

"Frame assembly for a utility vehicle" was invented by Brian N. Nysse (Center City, Minn.), Craig Hawes (Ham Lake, Minn.), Nick Levin (Wyoming, Minn.), Lauren E. Frank (Milltown, Wis.) and Tyler J. Kramer (St. Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility vehicle includes a modular frame which allows the vehicle to be customized for particular applications. The modular frame includes at least a main frame section, a front frame section, and a rear frame section. The main frame section is configured to remain consistent throughout any application o...