ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,159, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS LTD. (Mie, Japan).
"Wire harness" was invented by Yuji Tanaka (Yokkaichi, Japan) and Naoki Seto (Yokkaichi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wire harness for routing in a vehicle in which an exhaust pipe through which exhaust gas flows is attached under a floor, the wire harness including: a first wire to be routed alongside the exhaust pipe; and a second wire to be routed on an opposite side of the first wire to the exhaust pipe, wherein the first wire has: a conductor and an insulation coating covering an outer periphery of the conductor, and a metal tube housing...