ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,562,617, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Aichi, Japan).
"Terminal block" was invented by Masahiro Tanaka (Nagoya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A terminal block may electrically connect a motor and an inverter. The terminal block may include a base member configured to be attached to a motor case that houses the motor and a plurality of single terminal units, each of which is independent of each other and is assembled to the base member. Each of the plurality of single terminal units may include a terminal member constituted of a conductive material and a terminal holder fixed to the terminal member and eng...