ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,660, issued on March 11, was assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS LTD. (Mie, Japan).
"Grommet" was invented by Taiki Kobayashi (Mie, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The grommet also includes an annular opposing portion that opposes a portion of the vehicle body panel surrounding the insertion hole, and is sandwiched between the vehicle body panel and a bracket fixed to the vehicle body panel. Furthermore, the grommet includes a coupling portion that couples the insertion portion and the opposing portion so as to close a gap between the insertion portion and the opposing portion. The opposing portion includes an annular sealing p...