US Patent Issued to Yanmar Compact Equipment North America on Oct. 14 for "Torsion axle suspension system apparatus and method" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,154, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Yanmar Compact Equipment North America Inc. (Adairsville, Ga.).

"Torsion axle suspension system apparatus and method" was invented by Alex Potter (Grand Rapids, Minn.), William Allan Wake (Remer, Minn.), Cary Safe (Grand Rapids, Minn.) and Daniel K. Gilbert (Grand Rapids, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A torsion axle assembly for supporting of a vehicle body on an undercarriage, including an elongated inner member having an inner member longitudinal axis; a torsion arm interconnected with the elongated inner member and the undercarriage; an elongated enclosure interconnected with the vehi...