ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,754, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to TAKEUCHI MFG. Co. LTD. (Nagano, Japan).

"Working vehicle" was invented by Hidaka Oyama (Nagano, Japan) and Shota Maruyama (Nagano, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a working vehicle facilitating the attachment/detachment of a battery pack. A working vehicle has a vehicle body, a travel unit, a working unit working by a hydraulic pressure, and an electric motor serving as a drive source for the travel unit or the working unit; the vehicle body includes a main body frame provided in a lower portion and serving as a reinforcing member and a support member for on-board devices...