ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,439, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Polaris Industries Inc. (Medina, Minn.).
"Vehicle system" was invented by Jeffrey I. Peterman (Stacy, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mechanical differential assembly for a wheeled vehicle including a housing a pinion gear operable to both rotate relative to an interior surface of the housing and be fixed relative to the interior surface of the housing and a clutch portion fixed to the pinion gear."
The patent was filed on Jan. 11, 2024, under Application No. 18/410,174.
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