ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,882, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Polaris Industries Inc. (Medina, Minn.).
"All-terrain vehicle" was invented by Ryan K. Lovold (North Branch, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ATV is shown having a steering system comprised of a power steering unit having drive and driven pitman arms coupled to a drag link. The drive pitman arm is laterally offset from a vehicle centerline and is driven by the power steering unit. An alternate power steering system includes a pack and pinion subassembly coupled to a power steering motor, which then couples to steering arms of the ATV."
The patent was filed on Feb. 15, 2024, under Appli...