ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,484, issued on July 14, was assigned to Camso Inc. (Magog, Canada).

"Track system for traction of a vehicle" was invented by Gerard Desmarais (Ghent, Belgium), Franck Dervault (Sherbrooke, Canada) and Kris De Boe (Ghent, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A track system for a vehicle on a ground, wherein the track system is reconfigurable, such as by rearranging or otherwise altering one or more components of the track system (e.g., wheels, pivots or other joints, frame members, etc., by changing their position, movability, etc.) and/or by repositioning the track system relative to a frame of the vehicle, which may be useful, for...