ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,591, issued on March 11, was assigned to Zhejiang CFMoto Power Co. Ltd. (Zhejiang, China).
"Off-road vehicle" was invented by Lihua Rao (Hangzhou, China), Yibin Yang (Hangzhou, China), Zhaoyang Cheng (Hangzhou, China), Hangyu Liu (Hangzhou, China) and Mei Zhong (Hangzhou, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An off-road vehicle includes a frame, a vehicle cover, a prime mover assembly, an intake manifold, and an electrical control unit. An intake seat for the intake manifold is positioned above one of the rear side plates of the vehicle cover. An air filter for the intake manifold is positioned behind a rear baffle of the vehicle co...