ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,878, issued on Oct. 27.

"Tire for use on a sporting off road vehicle for travel in water and mud" was invented by Benjamin Leschyshyn (Redwood Meadows, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a tire designed primarily for use in water and mud the tire body is includes a series of left and right pairs of lugs where each lug has a first portion on the center line, a second portion on the peripheral wall extending from the center line to the side edge and a third portion extending along the side wall toward the bead. The second portion is shaped such that the leading face thereof is inclined from the center line in a direction toward t...