ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,240, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Sensor mounting assembly in vehicles" was invented by Timothy J Rupp (Dublin, 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 having a base portion and a shroud portion. The base portion is coupled to a glass roof of a vehicle and forms a first protrusion. The shroud portion has a first extension that is coupled to the first protrusion and encloses a sensor that is disposed proximate to the glass roof of the vehicle. The sensor mounting assembly further ...