ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,323, issued on June 30, was assigned to POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. (Medina, Minn.).

"Utility vehicle" was invented by Boris Rubanovich (Oak Grove, Minn.), Austin Bartz (Forest Lake, Minn.), Michael J. Fuchs (Blaine, Minn.), John B. Pircon (Stacy, Minn.), Rebecca C. Nelson (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) and Jacob L. Stock (Dellwood, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recreational vehicle is provided. The recreational vehicle may include a plurality of ground engaging members comprising at least one front ground engaging member and at least one rear ground engaging member. The recreational vehicle may further comprise a frame assembly compr...