ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,826, issued on May 20, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Sensor cover for vehicle lamp assembly" was invented by Nicholas James Nowicki (Southgate, Mich.) and Scott Aaron Ford (Plymouth, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to a sensor cover for a vehicle lamp assembly. The lamp assembly may include a housing and may further include a sensor. The lamp assembly may also include a cover configured to support the sensor relative to the housing. The cover may be configured to connect to the housing without the use of tools."

The patent was filed on Oct. 1, 2024, under Application No...