ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,466, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to SUBARU Corp. (Tokyo).
"Vehicle body pillar structure and vehicle body structure" was invented by Hiroyasu Ito (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle body pillar structure includes a cylindrical member and an outer layer member. The cylindrical member is formed from a carbon fiber-reinforced resin. The outer layer member is provided on an outer circumference of the cylindrical member and is formed from a carbon fiber-reinforced resin. The outer layer member includes a recessed groove provided on a surface of the outer layer member closer to the cylindrical member, recessed in a directio...