ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,386,049, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to U-SHIN LTD. (Nagano, Japan).
"Ultrasonic object detection device" was invented by Tetsuo Tokudome (Hiroshima, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasonic object detection device includes a vibrating plate made of resin, an ultrasonic sensor, and an ultrasonic absorber. The vibrating plate made of resin is disposed outside a door that opens and closes an opening part of a vehicle body so as to extend in the vehicle length direction. The ultrasonic sensor is disposed on an inner surface of the vibrating plate, and can transmit and receive an ultrasonic wave. The ultrasonic absorber is disp...