US Patent Issued to Polaris Industries on Feb. 17 for "Utility vehicle" (Minnesota, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,246, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Polaris Industries Inc. (Medina, Minn.).

"Utility vehicle" was invented by Daniel S. Weber (North Branch, Minn.), Brian N. Flick (Maple Grove, Minn.), Curtis C. Carruth (Maple Grove, Minn.), Shawn D. Peterson (East Bethel, Minn.), Daniel L Burt (Forest Lake, Minn.), Brent A. Erspamer (Blaine, Minn.), Clinton A. Johnson (North Branch, Minn.), Brian J. Seidel (Osceola, Wis.), Michael C. Bohnsack (Forest Lake, Minn.), Andrew J. Miller (Shoreview, Minn.), Jason R. Fields (Oak Grove, Minn.) and Amery D. Kuhl (North Branch, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility vehicle includes a plurality o...