ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,175, issued on July 14, was assigned to TOYODA GOSEI Co. LTD. (Aichi-pref., Japan).
"Air-conditioning register" was invented by Akane Nagasaka (Kiyosu, Japan) and Nobuhiro Terai (Kiyosu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air-conditioning register includes: a retainer including a retainer inner wall and a retainer opening portion, and having a cylindrical shape, the retainer inner wall defining a retainer ventilation passage, the retainer opening portion being provided at a downstream end of the retainer ventilation passage; and a lid assembly provided in the retainer, and having an exposed surface and a retainer facing surface,...