ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,951, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to AUTOMAP VEHICLE WASH SYSTEMS INC. (Blaine, Minn.).
"Vehicle wash system" was invented by Howard Victor Bureau (Blaine, Minn.), Tom Takemoto Bureau (Blaine, Minn.) and Sam Takemoto Bureau (Blaine, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An open top wash system having separate wash mechanisms on opposite sides of a wash zone provides considerable flexibility and efficiency by allowing vehicles of several heights to be washed. The wash mechanisms are further configured to provide additional efficiency by allowing wash and/or rinse nozzles to be positioned in close proximity to the vehicle, thereby ...