ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,407, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd..

"Reverse assist system for saddle riding vehicle and method thereof" was invented by Shane R. Smith (Zanesfield, Ohio) and Brandon Ricketts (Marysville, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reverse assist system for a saddle riding vehicle includes a switch configured to be displaced between a first position and a second position. The switch is displaced to the second position to activate a reverse assist strategy. The reverse assist system also includes a sensing unit to determine at least one of a speed or an acceleration of the saddle riding vehicle, and a controller a...