US Patent Issued to TOYOTA JIDOSHA on July 29 for "Device storage holder for vehicle" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,958, issued on July 29, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Device storage holder for vehicle" was invented by Michi Natori (Toyota, Japan) and Tomoya Takeuchi (Anjo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device storage holder comprises a main body portion and a support arm. The body includes a backward inclined surface, a lower protrusion, and an upper protrusion. A lower inclined surface and an upper inclined surface are formed on a rear surface of the support arm. In side view, an extension from the lower inclined surface intersects the upper surface of the lower protrusion. In a further side view, an extensio...