US Patent Issued to TRAXXAS on June 30 for "Model vehicle vertical drive system" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,793, issued on June 30, was assigned to TRAXXAS LP (McKinney, Texas).

"Model vehicle vertical drive system" was invented by Trent Collins (McKinney, Texas), Randy Perez (McKinney, Texas), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, Texas) and Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radio-controlled model vehicle is provided including a model vehicle chassis, a vertically mounted motor, and a rear axle, configured to pivot in a vertical direction relative to the model vehicle chassis via one or more rear axle linkages. The rear axle also includes a vertical rear axle differential. The model vehicle further includes a ge...