ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,867, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan) and Nippon Ceramic Co. Ltd. (Tottori, Japan).
"Ultrasonic transceiver" was invented by Koichi Mizutani (Susono, Japan), Makoto Sakaguchi (Tottori, Japan) and Ryosuke Kurome (Tottori, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coating layer having an anti-ultraviolet effect and impact resistance is provided on a surface of a resin film to form a protective film, and the protective film is bonded to a surface of an ultrasonic sensor, so that it is possible to protect the ultrasonic sensor from an impact caused by a flying stone or the like without impairing the u...