ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,314, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle approach notification device" was invented by Teppei Kawasaki (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle approach notification device includes a sound emitter configured to output a notification sound. The sound emitter includes a vibration plate that generates sound, and sound guide tubes that outputs the notification sound toward an outside of the vehicle. The sound guide tubes include a first sound guide tube directed to a front area in front of the vehicle, and a second sound guide tube directed in a direction different from a direc...