ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,878, issued on April 7, was assigned to TOYO DENSO K.K. (Tokyo).
"Turn signal switch device" was invented by Kazuyoshi Yamamoto (Tsurugashima, Japan) and Kazuki Nagata (Tsurugashima, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turn signal switch device that can immediately execute a function different from blinking of a turn signal, and prevent an erroneous operation. The turn signal switch device includes an operation knob configured to be swing-operable along an extending direction of a handlebar, and operable in a direction vertical to the swing direction and extending toward an upper side of a vehicle, in which, if the operation knob ...