ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,373, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle diagnostic device" was invented by Masahiro Sato (Susono, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle diagnostic device for diagnosing a pressure sensor, which is used in a vehicle including: an engine mounted on an exhaust pipe with a filter for collecting particulate matter; a pressure piping branching from an upstream side of the filter of the exhaust pipe and bypassing the filter and connecting to a downstream side of the filter; and a pressure sensor mounted on the pressure piping and detecting a pressure of air in the pressure piping, where...