ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,452,060, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Opus IVS Inc. (Dexter, Mich.).

"Vehicle diagnostic system and method with automated connectivity to diagnostic application" was invented by Brian J. Herron (Dexter, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of facilitating access to one or more vehicle service programs, such as diagnostic software applications, for servicing an electronic system of a vehicle with a vehicle diagnostic computer tool that is configured to interface with the electronic system of a vehicle at a repair facility includes storing in computer memory a profile file for each of one or more users, where each profile fi...