ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,773, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Faiveley Transport Tours (Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, France).
"Access door to a vehicle" was invented by Fabien Vautier (Veretz, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At least one leaf of this door is equipped with a detection device comprising a mechanical detection device and a contactless sensor each capable of detecting a presence. The control circuit board comprises a control unit for movement of each leaf and a diagnostic unit, while means transfer, from the detection device in the direction of the diagnostic unit and the control unit, a first item of information representative of the activa...