ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,980, issued on March 18, was assigned to Polaris Industries Inc. (Medina, Minn.).
"Rear suspension assembly for a vehicle" was invented by Louis J. Brady (Chisago City, Minn.), John M. Nutter (Stacy, Minn.), Timothy J. Giese (White Bear Lake, Minn.) and Donald S. Hansen (Big Lake, 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. Also, the rear suspension assembly includes an upper radius rod extending in a generally lateral direction relative to a centerline of the vehicle. Additionally, the rear suspension assembly includes a lowe...