ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,424,355, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to YAZAKI Corp. (Tokyo).
"Grommet and wire harness" was invented by Hirotaka Kiyota (Makinohara, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grommet includes: first and second base members, a waterstop member, and a holding mechanism. The first and second base members form: a flange that causes an outer peripheral edge to face the peripheral edge with a gap; a tubular body that protrudes from an inner peripheral edge of the flange and allows passage of a wiring member inside the body; and a cylindrical body that protrudes from the flange so as to be inserted through the through hole. Each of the firs...