ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,203, issued on June 3, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Vehicle-mounted device-fixing structure" was invented by Makoto Hidaka (Toyota, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The vehicle-mounted device-fixing structure includes a vehicle-mounted device, a first bracket that is fixed to the vehicle-mounted device, and a second bracket that is fixed to the vehicle-mounted device. The first bracket has a first fastening member that is fastened to a first fastening surface provided on a vehicle. The second bracket has a second fastening member that is fastened to a second fastening surface provided on the vehicle. The f...