ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,064, issued on July 28, was assigned to SUZUKI MOTOR Corp. (Hamamatsu, Japan).

"Cushioning structure for packed object" was invented by Atsushi Sato (Hamamatsu, Japan) and Wataru Karasudani (Hamamatsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cushioning structure for protecting a packed object is disposed inside a crate part of a packing frame surrounding a packed object, the cushioning structure being provided to protect the packed object secured on an inner bottom of the packing frame, the cushioning structure including: a first cushioning member made of a foam material disposed adjacent to a side of the packed object; a second cushi...