ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,077, issued on March 25, was assigned to Polaris Industries Inc. (Medina, Minn.).
"Vehicle" was invented by Aaron D. Deckard (Zionsville, Ind.), Nick S. Levin (North Branch, Minn.), Jeffrey A. Ingham (Oakdale, Minn.), Donovan Fredrickson (Independence, Minn.) and Dennis J. Lutz (Lino Lakes, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle shown herein is a side by side powersports vehicle having a utility bed recessed in the rear body portion below an upper surface, the utility bed forming a stepped portion relative to the rear body portion and having a maximum lateral width greater than a diameter of at least one of the wheels, and a...