ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,002, issued on May 19, was assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD. (Hyogo, Japan).

"Off-road vehicle" was invented by Kengo Shimatani (Akashi, Japan) and Yusuke Fujita (Akashi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An off-road vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a cabin, a cargo bed, an engine room, an internal combustion engine, at least one heat generating object, and a fan. In the cabin, a passenger sheet supported by the vehicle body frame is provided. The cargo bed is supported by the vehicle body frame and provided behind the cabin. The cargo bed includes a front wall and a bottom wall. The engine room is provided behind the cabin, b...