ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,987, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS LTD. (Mie, Japan).
"Protector and wire harness" was invented by Kanji Zamami (Yokkaichi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protector that includes a tube configured to cover an electric wire, wherein the tube includes: a base configured to extend partially around the electric wire in a circumferential direction; a first lid configured to be combined with the base to extend entirely around the electric wire in the circumferential direction; and a second lid provided at a position shifted from the first lid in a length direction of the tube, and configured to be combi...