ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,898, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle with exhaust purification device" was invented by Yutaro Kitano (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes first and second side members spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the vehicle and extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, a propeller shaft disposed between the first and second side members, gas fuel tanks disposed between the first and second side members and arranged side by side in the width direction with the propeller shaft located in between, and an exhaust purification device disposed o...