ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,978, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle body front structure" was invented by Ren Mayumi (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The floor brace includes a first brace component and a second brace component. The lower end of the first brace component is connected to a vehicle body floor (floor tunnel). The upper end of the first brace component is connected to the instrument panel reinforcement. The second brace component is shorter than the first brace component. The second brace component includes a fastening piece and an attachment piece. The fastening piece is fastened to the ...