ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,381,018, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Wire protector with notch for cutting target wire" was invented by Riyoji Hironaka (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wire protector of the present disclosure partially covers a plurality of wires including a cut target wire to be cut in order to interrupt a power source in an emergency and includes a notch that allows the cut target wire to be cut by a tool. The wire protector enables the power source to be quickly interrupted in the emergency while suppressing a cost increase."
The patent was filed on July 18, 2023, under Application No. 18/22...