ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,006, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Kodiak Robotics Inc. (Mountain View, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for providing redundant pulse-width modulation (PWM) throttle control" was invented by Gary Chiu (San Francisco) and Nathan Berg (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for providing redundant pulse-width modulation (PWM) throttle control. The system includes a manual throttle controller configured to generate a manual PWM throttle control signal, and an automated throttle control system. The automated throttle control system includes a plurality of automated throttle controllers, eac...