ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,056, issued on Oct. 27.

"Snow vehicle" was invented by Allen Mangum (Idaho Falls, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus to convert a motorcycle into a snow bike includes a front ski assembly with a universal fork clamp assembly and a universal axle clamp assembly. The universal fork clamp assembly is configured to: fasten to fork tubes of the motorcycle from a back side of the front ski assembly; is selectively positionable relative to a spindle body; and is configurable to accommodate a range of fork tube diameters and fork tube spacings. The universal axle clamp assembly is mechanically moveable relative to the spindle ...