ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,420, issued on July 15, was assigned to Impressive Ideas Ltd. (London).

"Display system for use in conjunction with driver protection apparatus" was invented by Christopher Taylor (Maidenhead, Great Britain) and Lucas Di Grassi (Monaco, Monaco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a vehicle including driving protection apparatus which is located at or adjacent to the position of the driver when operating the vehicle. There is provided, in location with or adjacent to the driver protection apparatus, visual display means which are selectively operated to provide an indication of the condition of the vehicle and...