ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,909, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Aichi-Ken, Japan).
"Jack, vehicle, and jack-up system" was invented by Hironari Taya (Toyota, Japan), Tadashi Matsuura (Toyota, Japan) and Shinichiro Noda (Nagoya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The jack includes an upper support portion (upper plate) fixed to the lower portion of the vehicle body, and an airbag provided below the upper support portion (upper plate) and inflated and deployed by the supply of gas. According to the jack, the airbag is inflated and deployed under the vehicle body by the supply of the gas. When the gas is further supplied to the airbag in...