ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,286, issued on May 27, was assigned to Sebastien Vermeiren (Munich).

"Race circuit" was invented by Sebastien Vermeiren (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A racetrack including a racetrack portion with at least a first segment and a second segment being branched-off from the racetrack portion and being merged into the racetrack. The at least two segments are mostly identical in terms of length and/or travel time is proposed."

The patent was filed on Jan. 19, 2024, under Application No. 18/417,817.

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