ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,342, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS LTD. (Mie, Japan).
"Holder and wire harness" was invented by Yuya Hiromori (Yokkaichi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holder including: an inner fitting that is configured to be fitted into a longitudinal end of a cylinder that covers an outer circumference of a wire; a holding piece that protrudes from the inner fitting outward of the longitudinal end of the cylinder, and is configured to hold the wire; and a fixing portion that protrudes radially outward from the inner fitting, wherein the fixing portion includes: an outward extension that protrudes radially ou...