ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,545, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to TOYODA GOSEI C0. LTD. (Aichi-pref., Japan).
"Lid opening/closing device" was invented by Kaho Sato (Kiyosu, Japan) and Kenichiro Kaneko (Kiyosu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lid opening/closing device includes: a lid box having a housing space in which a supply port is housed and an opening through which the housing space is exposed to a vehicle body outside, the lid box being mounted on a vehicle body; a lid configured to open/close the opening; a seal portion sandwiched between the lid box and the lid and elastically deformed at a closed position of the lid; and a gap placement portio...