ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,032, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Aichi-Ken, Japan).
"Vehicle side part structure" was invented by Hideyuki Fujimaki (Seto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle side part structure includes a framework member of a vehicle, extending in a vehicle front and rear direction, and a fender panel provided at an outer side of the framework member in a vehicle width direction. The vehicle side part structure further includes a fender reinforcement provided between the framework member and an upper part of the fender panel, the fender reinforcement being made of a sheet material with a shape along a surface...