ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,861, issued on March 31, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Moving object" was invented by Ryo Kawauchi (Wako, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A moving object includes a moving object main body, a resistance structure which can be switched at least from a retracted state to a deployed state, and a holding structure which holds the resistance structure in the retracted state. The resistance structure includes an engagement recess. The holding structure includes a holding main body portion supported by the moving object main body, and a rotating body configured to be engaged with the engagement recess in the retracted...