US Patent Issued to Nissan Motor on Sept. 29 for "Arrangement structure of intake duct" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,813, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Arrangement structure of intake duct" was invented by Kazuki Miyahara (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An arrangement structure of an intake duct includes an air inlet for introducing outside air from outside of a vehicle, a heat bump, an intake duct, and a first shielding member. The heat bump radiates heat to the introduced outside air introduced from the air inlet. The intake duct has an intake port for taking in a part of the introduced outside air. The intake duct is connected to an engine of the vehicle. The first shielding member...