ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,624, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. (Medina, Minn.).
"Hybrid utility vehicle" was invented by Beat R. Kohler (Kirchberg, Switzerland), David F. Buehler (Bern, Switzerland), Markus Hoffet (Aarberg, Switzerland), Aaron D. Deckard (Zionsville, Ind.) and Stephen L. Nelson (Osceola, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid vehicle may be a series hybrid or a parallel hybrid vehicle. One embodiment of a parallel hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a transmission coupled to the engine, a front drive coupled to the transmission through a prop shaft, a rear drive coupled to the transmission, a traction motor d...