US Patent Issued to TOYODA GOSEI on June 16 for "Glass run" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,520, issued on June 16, was assigned to TOYODA GOSEI Co. LTD. (Aichi-pref., Japan).

"Glass run" was invented by Masatoshi Nojiri (Kiyosu, Japan) and Yasuhiro Shimizu (Kiyosu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glass run includes: a bottom wall; a vehicle-outer-side side wall; and a vehicle-inner-side side wall. The bottom wall, the vehicle-outer-side side wall and the vehicle-inner-side side wall configure a basic framework being attached to a door frame groove portion formed in a door frame. The glass run guides an up and down movement of a door glass. A thick portion that protrudes to a vehicle inner side, is in sliding contact...