ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,703, issued on March 31, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Vehicle grill mounting structure for float-mounting a vehicle element" was invented by David McVan (Dublin, Ohio), Timothy J. Rupp (Dublin, Ohio), David J. Rose (West Mansfield, Ohio), Hirofumi Takemoto (Dublin, Ohio) and Hunter Todd May (Columbus, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle grill mounting structure for float-mounting a vehicle element includes a bracket body, at least one mounting structure, and at least one anti-rotation tab. The at least one mounting structure extends away from the bracket body for securing the bracket body in a floating or...