ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,284, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. (Franklin, Tenn.).

"Vehicle driveshaft assembly" was invented by Jonathan Nava Rodriguez (Farmington Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle driveshaft assembly includes a first driveshaft axle and a first cap. The first driveshaft axle has a transaxle end for being installed to a vehicle transaxle. The first driveshaft axle having a wheel end for being installed to a first vehicle wheel. The first driveshaft axle further has a constant velocity joint disposed between the transaxle end and the wheel end. The first cap is provided over the transaxle end. T...