ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,913, issued on Oct. 21.

"Vehicle occupancy sensor systems and methods" was invented by Monica Hernandez (Harbor City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an occupancy sensor system for a vehicle. The system includes a central processing unit (CPU) electrically connected to a power source of the vehicle, one or more sensors for inputting raw data into the CPU, an electronic device with a user interface, and a wireless communications bus connected to the CPU. The CPU compares the raw data received from the sensors with a predetermined safety threshold and transmits an alert to the electronic device v...