ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,395, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Aichi-ken, Japan).
"Telescopic apparatus" was invented by Hirotaka Komura (Tokyo-to, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To provide a telescopic apparatus which is helically wound to reduce stress generated in two belts forming a pipe structure. A telescopic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a telescopic pipe structure formed by helically winding a first belt and a second belt about an axis, the second belt being arranged inside the first belt; a first belt case for housing a part of the first belt which does not form the pipe structu...