ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,864, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. (Medina, Minn.).
"Utility vehicle" was invented by Adam J. Schlangen (Rush City, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle frame includes a cab frame including a front portion, an intermediate portion, and a rear portion; a longitudinal frame member supporting the cab frame at the intermediate portion; a first vertical member disposed between the front portion of the cab frame and the longitudinal frame member; a second vertical member including at least a portion extending upward from the longitudinal frame member; and a horizontal member extending between the first ...