ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,096, issued on March 3, was assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD. (Hyogo, Japan).
"Off-road vehicle" was invented by Takahiro Jyouzaki (Akashi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An off-road vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a cargo bed, an internal combustion engine, and an exhaust system. The cargo bed is supported by the vehicle body frame. The internal combustion engine is supported by the vehicle body frame and provided in a space under the cargo bed. The exhaust system is connected to an exhaust port of the internal combustion engine. The exhaust system includes a first exhaust pipe, a first muffler, a second exhaust pipe, an...