ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,475, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. (Plano, Texas).
"Retainer installation tool" was invented by David W. Ellis (Evansville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retainer installation tool can facilitate installation of a retainer onto a vehicle body structure. In some arrangements, the retainer can be for a vehicle sonar sensor, and the vehicle body structure can be a bumper. The retainer installation tool can help to ensure proper placement of retainer, sufficient adhesion time, and/or placement of an adhesive. The retainer installation tool can include an outer casing....