ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,245, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD. (Hyogo, Japan).

"Vehicle" was invented by Kyohei Izumi (Akashi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes a fuel tank in which fuel gas is stored, a cargo bed provided at a rear portion of the vehicle and exposed to the outside of the vehicle, and a connection portion that is connectable to a fuel filling device installed outside the vehicle and supplies the fuel gas supplied from the fuel filling device to the fuel tank. The connection portion is arranged further inward than an outer end in the width direction of the cargo bed. The connection portion includes...