ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,704, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to International Truck Intellectual Property Co. LLC (Lisle, Ill.).
"Hood hinge" was invented by Nandkishor Wasudeorao Mankar (Pune Maharashtra State, India) and Robert Remeika (Forest Park, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hood hinge includes a hood mounting bar, a housing tube having first and second open ends, and a first bracket fixedly connecting the hood mounting bar to the housing tube. A rubber insulator is disposed within each of the first and second ends of the housing tube, and a self-lubricated bushing is disposed within each rubber insulator. A first torsion spring is disposed arou...