US Patent Issued to Autonetworks Technologies, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Sumitomo Electric Industries on Feb. 18 for "Wire harness" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,230,932, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Autonetworks Technologies LTD. (Mie, Japan), Sumitomo Wiring Systems LTD. (Mie, Japan) and Sumitomo Electric Industries LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Wire harness" was invented by Toshiya Hirooka (Yokkaichi, Japan), Daisuke Hashimoto (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Ayumu Ishihara (Yokkaichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wire harness including: an electric wire including a core wire and an insulating cover that covers the core wire; and a tube that surrounds the electric wire, wherein: the electric wire further includes a covered portion in which the core wire is covered by the insulating cover, and an...