US Patent Issued on April 22 for "Apparatus for detection of driver and vehicle performance, fuel efficiency and presence of humans or mammals in vehicle storage area" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,787, issued on April 22.

"Apparatus for detection of driver and vehicle performance, fuel efficiency and presence of humans or mammals in vehicle storage area" was invented by Anthony John Molloy (Aldermaston, Great Britain) and Simon Giles (Aldermaston, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to the provision of apparatus and a method to determine the operation of a vehicle and provide monitoring of the same and the condition of a storage area capable of being transported as part of the vehicle. The storage area includes one or more detection devices provided in the same and which are in communication with ...