ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,203, issued on June 3, was assigned to KNOW LABS INC. (Seattle).

"Vehicle interface systems and methods for analyte-based access control" was invented by Phillip Bosua (Seattle), Ronald Erickson (Seattle) and Peter Conley (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Access to a vehicle is controlled based on the presence or amount of one or more analytes in a potential driver. The one or more analytes are detected using a non-invasive analyte sensor. The non-invasive analyte sensor may be included in a steering wheel of the vehicle, a touch point in the vehicle, or a mobile device of the potential driver. The one or more analytes are indic...