ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,306,310, issued on May 20.
"Collision avoidance device" was invented by Jeffrey Albelo (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beam scanner that outputs a signal to an alarm module or the operational guidance system of a vehicle to help correct the vehicle's steering and braking, or dispatch an audible or visual alarm. The beam scanner is used as part of an electromagnetic signal transmit module or an electromagnetic signal receive module in either a transmissive or reflective mode. The beam scanner is a substantially transparent and partially conductive substrate plate having at least one generally planar face thereon with a s...