ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,351, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to YAZAKI Corp. (Tokyo).
"Liquid level detector" was invented by Shota Katsu (Shizuoka, Japan) and Shintaro Nakajima (Shizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid level detector includes: a magnetic detection element that is provided on a shaft of a frame and detects a rotation angle of a holder; and a magnet that is provided in the holder and applies a magnetic field to the magnetic detection element. The holder includes a pair of flanges protruding in respective opposite directions along the extension direction of an arm in an arm holding part. The frame includes: a locking groove tha...