ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,284, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to MAGNA ELECTRONICS LLC (Southfield, Mich.).
"Multi-sensor intoxication detection" was invented by Caroline Chung (Royal Oak, Mich.) and Thomas Herbert (Fenton, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intoxication detection system of a vehicle includes: a passive breath sensor configured to measure an amount of an intoxicant present within a passenger cabin; a camera configured to capture images including a driver on a driver's seat within the passenger cabin; a radar sensor configured to output radar signals toward the driver's seat and receive signals reflected back to the radar sensor; a basel...