ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,076, issued on May 26, was assigned to Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Off-highway recreational vehicle" was invented by Hunter Davis (Orlando, Fla.), Nathan Lundstrom (Augusta, Ga.), Logan Bastian (Augusta, Ga.), Stephen Deck (Augusta, Ga.), Judson Houston (Evans, Ga.), Russell Conine (Augusta, Ga.), Deanna Mock (Evans, Ga.), John Stocks (Graniteville, S.C.), David Horne (Evans, Ga.) and Matthew Fields (Annandale, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An off-highway recreational vehicle includes side-by-side passenger and driver seats held within a chassis. The seats sit low in the chassis and are covered by a roll-over ...