US Patent Issued to Polaris Industries on May 6 for "Vehicle having suspension with continuous damping control" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,069, issued on May 6, was assigned to Polaris Industries Inc. (Medina, Minn.).

"Vehicle having suspension with continuous damping control" was invented by Louis J. Brady (Wyoming, Minn.), Alex R. Scheuerell (White Bear Lake, Minn.), Steven R. Franker (Bethel, Minn.) and Aaron J. Nysse (Stacy, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame includes at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping characteristic. The system also includes a controller coupled to each adjustable shock absorber to ...