ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,354, issued on May 5, was assigned to SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS LTD. (Mie, Japan).

"Bracket" was invented by Yuichiro Kawamoto (Mie, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bracket (14) includes a first surface (18) and a second surface (19). The first surface (18) is to be attached to a metal panel (2) that forms at least a portion of a housing chamber (3) that accommodates a vibration source (4). The second surface (19) is positioned on the opposite side to the first surface (18), and comes into contact with a wire harness (8) routed inside the housing chamber (3), in order to guard the panel (2) from contact with the wire harness (8) w...