US Patent Issued to Voyager Industries on April 7 for "Split torsion axle for trailers and other vehicles" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,786, issued on April 7, was assigned to Voyager Industries Inc. (Brandon, Minn.).

"Split torsion axle for trailers and other vehicles" was invented by Trevor Balbach (Henning, Minn.), Christopher Vanderweyst (Alexandria, Minn.) and Gary Suckow (Evansville, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A split torsion axle is configured to provide the advantages of a torsion axle while also allowing for the independent adjustment of related wheel assemblies positioned on opposite ends thereof. The split torsion axle also provides for additional stability provided by having a continuous axle member spanning the width of the trailer or vehicle u...