ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,009, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to NHK Spring Co. Ltd. (Yokohama, Japan).
"Door-mounted handrest" was invented by Kazuhito Kato (Yokohama, Japan), Kousuke Suzuki (Yokohama, Japan) and Kenta Shintani (Yokohama, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door-mounted handrest is at the vehicle upper side relative to a door armrest of a side door of a vehicle. The door-mounted handrest projects toward a passenger compartment inner side from the side door. The handrest is configured to support the back of a hand of a vehicle occupant who is resting an elbow on the door armrest."
The patent was filed on May 4, 2023, under Application No...