US Patent Issued to TOYOTA JIDOSHA on July 8 for "Suspension device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,987, issued on July 8, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Suspension device" was invented by Hiroki Furuta (Susono, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspension device installed in a vehicle includes a motor, a torsion bar, a linking member, and a support member. A first portion of the torsion bar is linked to an output shaft of the motor. The linking member is configured to link between a second portion of the torsion bar and an unsprung member. The support member is configured to support the motor on a sprung structure via a first elastic member, and is disposed such that the motor and the torsion bar integra...