ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,996, issued on May 27, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Steering wheel" was invented by Ryo Yamazaki (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering wheel includes: a rim part having a non-annular shape; and a spoke part. The spoke part includes an inflection section, an upper inclination surface, and a lower inclination surface. The inflection section extends along an extension direction of the spoke part and faces a driver's side. The upper inclination surface extends toward an upper side from the inflection section and is curved to a vehicle forward side. The lower inclination surface extends toward a lower side fro...