ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. D1,070,670, issued on April 15, was assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. (Plano, Texas) and Toyota Jidosha K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Tow hook for vehicles" was invented by Skylar Watson (Williamston, Mich.), Jeremiah Hammer (Ann Arbor, Mich.), George DeWitt (Ypsilanti, Mich.), William Castleman (Canton, Mich.) and Todd Muck (Fowlerville, Mich.).

The patent was filed on Dec. 14, 2022, under Application No. D/862,964.

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