ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,482, issued on July 14, was assigned to POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. (Medina, Minn.).
"Tunnel and battery structure for a snow vehicle" was invented by Benjamin Edwards (North Branch, Minn.), Barry Johnson (Roseau, Minn.), Peter Kern (Greenbush, Minn.), Cory Huot (Little Canada, Minn.), Lindsay Edwards (Roseau, Minn.), Virendra Gupta (Roseau, Minn.), Dustin Mertens (Roseau, Minn.) and Michael A. Hedlund (Roseau, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tunnel and battery box assembly for a snow vehicle includes a tunnel covering at least a portion of an endless track. The tunnel also includes a first heat exchanger coupled to the first side...