ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,385, issued on June 10.

"Vehicle sensor calibration target alignment system" was invented by Richard L. Jackson Jr. (Grove City, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A target alignment system for calibrating a safety sensor mounted on a vehicle with front and rear wheels by locating an optimum target position upon a horizontal surface for accurate calibration of the sensor. The target alignment system comprises a plurality of visual guide projectors and a pair of target assemblies which project a visible guide line perimeter around the vehicle, the perimeter including parallel longitudinal lines on either side of the vehicle, a latera...