ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,509, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Workhorse Group Inc. (Sharonville, Ohio).

"Land vehicles incorporating removable powertrain units, powertrain units, and methods therefor" was invented by Donald L. Wires (Loveland, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In certain embodiments, land vehicles are provided as delivery vehicles and/or utility vehicles. A land vehicle includes a frame structure having a front cage that defines an operator cabin and a rear floor positioned rearward of the front cage. The frame structure supports a plurality of wheels to permit movement of the vehicle relative to an underlying surface in use of the land...