ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,842, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to YACHIYO INDUSTRY Co. LTD. (Sayama, Japan).
"Deflector device for vehicle sunroof" was invented by Yuya Takahashi (Tochigi, Japan) and Moto Kikuchi (Tochigi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The deflector device includes a deflector main body that can be folded and deployed, a retained member provided along an upper edge of the deflector main body, a deflector blade provided with a groove extending in a vehicle width direction to receive the retained member therein, and a retaining member that is fixed to the deflector blade to retain the retained member in the groove. The retaining member...