ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,136, issued on July 1.
"Car seat abandonment prevention system" was invented by James Azores (Modesto, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A car seat abandonment prevention system for alarming a driver of the presence of a child within a vehicle by sending a signal to a mobile device includes a vehicle having a driver seat and a back seat. A car seat is removably attached to a base to define a safety seat. A door position sensor is mounted to the vehicle and is activated when a driver positions a driver door of the vehicle in a closed position or in an open position. A seat position sensor is mounted to the safety seat and is activa...