B60K 17/348
Having differential means for driving one set of wheels
Official title: having differential means for driving one set of wheels, e.g. the front, at one speed and the other set, e.g. the rear, at a different speed (B60K17/346 takes precedence)
B60K17/348 (Having differential means for driving one set of wheels) appears on 1,220 US grants and 854 published applications in this corpus.
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