ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,746, issued on May 13, was assigned to TOYODA GOSEI Co. LTD. (Aichi-pref., Japan).
"Steering wheel having illumination unit" was invented by Kazuma Muramatsu (Kiyosu, Japan) and Akitoshi Naganawa (Kiyosu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering wheel includes an illumination unit, an illumination arrangement part where the illumination unit is arranged, and an outer coat layer made of a leather member. The illumination arrangement part includes a covering portion covered with the outer coat layer and a recess part is formed at the covering portion. The recess part houses a terminal portion of the leather member and at least a...