ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,785, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Kubota Corp. (Osaka, Japan).
"Utility vehicle" was invented by Kohta Nakao (Sakai, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility vehicle includes: a driver section configured to accommodate a driver; an interior cover, which is disposed inside the driver section; and a storage section attached to a surface of the interior cover and configured to store an object. The storage section includes: an openable portion, through which the object is taken in and out; and a body, configured to store the object. The openable portion is in a form of a stretchable member."
The patent was filed on May 27, ...