ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,508, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Polaris Industries Inc. (Medina, Minn.).
"Off-road vehicle" was invented by Christopher A. Barnett (Lino Lakes, Minn.) and Nick S. Levin (Wyoming, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle shown herein is a side by side utility vehicle having frame configured to effectively transfer various loads throughout the frame as whole. The vehicle may further or alternatively include a routing tray configured to retain various fluid lines of the vehicle, a transmission including a passive duct acoustical attenuation device, a door seal configured to allow the frame to contact the seal at an angle, ...