ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,665, issued on Nov. 4.
"Child and pet monitoring system for use in vehicles" was invented by Barbara A. Clemmons-Trigueros (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A monitoring system for determining whether the child or pet has been left unattended within the vehicle. The system may include a vehicle device having a monitoring platform, an alarm switch, and an alert device, which may emit an alarm if a first sensor detects the presence of the child or pet and a second sensor detects that the vehicle is in an off state. The system further may include a portable alert device that detects its location relative to the vehicle device, an...