ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,751, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings LLC (Roseville, Calif.).

"Methods and apparatuses for vehicle dimensioning in a car wash" was invented by Joseph Matthew Nichols (Rocklin, Calif.), Christopher Clinton Chappell (Lincoln, Calif.), McNamara Marlow Pope III (Fair Oaks, Calif.) and Rodney Daniel Sparks (Antelope, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatuses for vehicle dimensioning in a car wash are disclosed. A processor receives sensor data pertaining to a vehicle from a sensor and controls the position, orientation, and operational parameters of one or more service devices based on ...