ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,578, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Marelli Germany GmbH (Reutlingen, Germany).

"Sensor device" was invented by Martin Licht (Reutlingen, Germany) and Sebastian Dohler (Reutlingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a sensor device with a sensor that is concealed by a cover for a motor vehicle and detects incoming electromagnetic waves, wherein the cover has a mount through which the incoming electromagnetic waves can pass, on at least part of which a layer is placed, characterized in that the layer is dichroic, nonmetallic, and reflective."

The patent was filed on Nov. 7, 2022, under Application No....