US Patent Issued to Honda Motor, JD Components on Sept. 15 for "Rear wheel latching mechanism" (American, Taiwanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,139, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo) and JD Components Co. Ltd. (Taichung City, Taiwan).

"Rear wheel latching mechanism" was invented by Nicholas P. Ziraldo (Powell, Ohio), Matthew B. Staal (Torrance, Calif.), Jackie P. Porchay (Torrance, Calif.), Ming Hsein Lee (Taichung, Taiwan), Ding Jong Chou (Taichung, Taiwan) and Sheng Yu Huang (Taichung, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rear wheel latching mechanism for a personal transport device and a corresponding personal transport device are provided. The mechanism includes a rear wheel attached to an arm, which includes an inner extrusion that sli...