ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,022, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Tank mounting structure" was invented by Kazuki Kitagawa (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tank mounting structure includes a tank, a frame for mounting the tank, and a neck mount for holding the tank, the neck mount having projecting portions at both ends in the width direction, the frame having a bracket for fixing the neck mount, the bracket having a hook-shaped portion covering the projecting portion, and the neck mount being secured to the bracket with the projecting portion sandwiched between the hook-shaped portions."
The patent was ...