ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,217, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle" was invented by Yuzuru Shiota (Nagoya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The vehicle includes a vehicle body having a power unit room at a front portion of the vehicle, an in-vehicle device (such as a brake device) provided in the power unit room, a hood covering the power unit room, and a central garnish. The in-vehicle device includes a liquid amount confirmation unit (a brake reserve tank or the like) configured to be able to confirm the amount of stored liquid. Further, the central garnish is provided independently of the hood and is detacha...