ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,218, issued on Oct. 28.
"Driver attention alert device" was invented by Ron Mestauskas (Eureka, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driver attention alert device includes a panel that has a plurality of straps coupled to and extending rearwardly from the panel. The straps are extendable around a headrest of a driver's seat of a vehicle to retain the panel on the headrest thereby positioning the panel behind a driver's head when the driver is seated in the driver's seat. A proximity unit is integrated into the panel and the proximity unit senses a distance between the panel and the driver's head when the driver is seated in the driv...