ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,123, issued on June 10, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Cover member" was invented by Takeshi Miura (Nisshin, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cover member covering a portion to which a component of an engine is attached includes: a front plate opposed to the portion; a first side plate located at one of both side edges of the front plate and including a first flexible portion protruding outward in the width direction and deflected inward by pressing inward, and a first tab protruding outward from the first flexible portion; a bottom plate located at a bottom edge of the front plate and including a second ...