ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,444, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Hongbin Wen (Mississauga, Canada).

"Vehicle servicing apparatus and methods of use thereof" was invented by Hongbin Wen (Mississauga, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus for use in robotic servicing of a vehicle has a frame defining a bay for receiving a laterally positioned vehicle and a hallway longitudinally adjacent the bay, the hallway accommodating a mobile robotic servicing sub-system. A wheeled chassis underlies and supports the frame with the top of the chassis providing a floor of the bay and the hallway. A deck is located above the bay and an automated robotic system is u...