ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,499,704, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Apparatus and method for detecting an object in a vehicle" was invented by Eung Hwan Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Seul Ki Jeon (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Hui Won Shin (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for detecting an object in a vehicle may monitor start-up of the vehicle and a state of a door. The apparatus and method operate an interior detecting sensor of the vehicle in an infant detecting mode when an engine of the vehicle is turned off and the door is locked. The...