ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,948, issued on July 29, was assigned to Misato Industries Co. Ltd. (Fujioka, Japan).

"Base assembly, and periphery monitoring device for vehicle" was invented by Tomoya Matsubara (Isehara, Japan) and Ryosuke Iba (Isehara, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A base assembly and a periphery monitoring device for a vehicle include a base, a gasket, and a cover. The base includes a fixed part and a mounting part. The gasket is mounted to the fixed part between the fixed part and a door. The cover is mounted to and covers lower portions of the fixed part and the mounting part. A rib that has a lower rib is provided on the edge of the fix...