ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,446, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Sensor mounting assembly in vehicles" was invented by Timothy J. Rupp (Dublin, Ohio), Connor Isings (Columbus, Ohio) and David J Rose (West Mansfield, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor mounting assembly is provided. The sensor mounting assembly includes a cover coupled to a glass roof of a vehicle. The cover encloses a sensor disposed proximate to the glass roof of the vehicle. The sensor mounting assembly further includes a bracket coupled to a roof rail located beneath the glass roof of the vehicle. The bracket has a first portion and a second portion. ...