ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,031, issued on May 26, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle" was invented by Tatsuya Shimizu (Okazaki, Japan), Katsuya Shimazu (Toyota, Japan), Ayaka Kagami (Inazawa, Japan) and Mutsumi Kawashima (Nisshin, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle that is an electric vehicle, includes a battery, a vehicle body, a fastening member, and a cleansing unit. The vehicle body includes a mounting portion. The mounting portion is configured to mount the battery. The fastening member fastens the battery to the mounting portion. The cleansing unit cleanses the fastening member."
The patent was filed on Oct. 23, 202...