ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,991, issued on March 18, was assigned to DENSO International America Inc. (Southfield, Mich.).
"Humidity control for olfaction sensors" was invented by Sibu Varughese (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Martin Nespolo (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.), Thomas Krzyzak (Livonia, Mich.), Gareth Webb (New Hudson, Mich.), Wilson Yim (Troy, Mich.) and Matthew Johnson (Royal Oak, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle system includes: an olfaction sensor comprising: a blower configured to draw air through an inlet; a dehumidifier configured to decrease a humidity of the air; and a sensor located downstream of the dehumidifier and configured to m...