ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,008, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc. (Warren, Mich.) and Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany).

"System and apparatus for sensor calibration" was invented by Weston Myer (Minneapolis) and Scott Bartkowiak (Novi, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for calibrating vehicle sensors comprising a mat and at least one target assembly. The mat is placed in a specified location in relation to a vehicle subject to a calibration process, and the target assembly is placed in relation to the mat. The target assembly comprises adjustable components to control the vertical placement, roll, an...