ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,411,516, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to DENSO Corp. (Kariya, Japan).
"Pedal device" was invented by Masashi Arao (Kariya, Japan) and Etsugo Yanagida (Kariya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pedal device includes a pedal, a connecting rod, a reaction force generating mechanism, a housing having a housing hole for allowing the connecting rod to pass therethrough when the pedal is stepped on by an operator, and a cover member. The cover member includes a first connecting portion and a covering portion. The first connecting portion is connected to a housing end portion of the housing forming a housing hole. The covering portion i...