US Patent Issued to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA on July 22 for "Operation logic for a power hood system" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,096, issued on July 22, was assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA INC. (Plano, Texas) and TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Japan).

"Operation logic for a power hood system" was invented by James D. Cunningham (Clarkston, Mich.) and Corey B. Sargent (Novi, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and apparatus for a power hood system. The power hood system includes a powered hood rotatable between a closed position and an open position, at least one hood latch (e.g., a primary hood latch and/or a secondary hood latch) configured to secure the powered hood in the closed position (or a half latch position)...