ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,299, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle bottom structure" was invented by Shinji Nagano (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle bottom structure includes a cross member disposed on a bottom of a vehicle and elongated along a vehicle width, a plurality of column members disposed at intervals along the vehicle width, each protruding downward from a bottom face of the cross member, and a brace extending to connect the plurality of column members."
The patent was filed on March 29, 2023, under Application No. 18/127,708.
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