ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,650, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to MAN Truck & Bus SE (Munich).

"Radar reflector for reflecting radar radiation and system for controlling automated operation of a motor vehicle" was invented by Fabian Kuttenreich (Munich) and Susann Hofmann (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a radar reflector (1) for reflecting radar radiation (2), comprising at least one reflection element (5) rotatable about a central axis (4) of the radar reflector (1) and an adjusting device (7) for changing and/or parameterizing a characteristic of a radar echo (3) of the radar reflector (1). At least one of the following param...