ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,643, issued on June 24, was assigned to POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. (Medina, Minn.).
"Rear suspension assembly for a vehicle" was invented by Alex R. Scheuerell (Wyoming, Minn.), David D. Helgeson (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) and Aaron S. Norton (Oak Grove, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility vehicle includes a rear suspension assembly which has a trailing arm generally extending longitudinally. The trailing arm includes a joint along a longitudinal length of the trailing arm. Also, the rear suspension assembly includes an upper radius rod extending in a generally lateral direction relative to a centerline of the vehicle. Addition...