ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,054, issued on Sept. 30.
"Method and device for obtaining data relating to road conditions" was invented by Kevin Arnold (Pfronstetten-Aichelau, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and a device for obtaining data relating to road conditions for vehicles with a steering motor or motors, wherein the power consumption of the steering motor or motors is measured during vehicle operation, and the power consumption data are transmitted to a driver assistance system and/or stored on a storage medium."
The patent was filed on April 29, 2022, under Application No. 18/290,037.
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