ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,513,822, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to NISSAN MOTOR Co. LTD. (Yokohama, Japan).

"Electronic control module" was invented by Hironobu Sugihara (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic control module includes: a first board having an upper surface on which electronic components are mounted; a second board disposed on an upper surface side of the first board with an interval therebetween and having an upper surface on which electronic components are mounted; and a tubular bracket provided between the first board and the second board and defining a closed space between the first board and the second board."

The pat...