ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,894, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to RB Distribution Inc. (Colmar, Pa.).

"Vehicle seat occupancy sensor" was invented by Thomas Motto (Conshohocken, Pa.), Katherine Davis (Royersford, Pa.) and Marc DiGregorio (Gap, Del.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat occupancy sensor for use in a vehicle is disclosed."

The patent was filed on May 15, 2024, under Application No. 18/665,090.

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