US Patent Issued to Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin on Oct. 20 for "Adjustable track system for vehicle" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,249, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

"Adjustable track system for vehicle" was invented by Mauro Bertuzzi (Casalmoro, Italy), Giuseppe Tratta (Remedello, Italy), Riccardo Canossa (Revere, Italy) and Cesare Marini (Remedello, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable track system (10) for a vehicle (12) that includes a drive wheel (22) in rotational communication with a bare axle (24). Rotation of the drive wheel (22) causes movement of the track (26) of the track system. A sliding mechanism (30) is present and is configured for allowing a position ...