US Patent Issued to Robert Bosch on July 8 for "Method and device for determining the vital functions of a vehicle occupant" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,186, issued on July 8, was assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Method and device for determining the vital functions of a vehicle occupant" was invented by Tino Fuchs (Tuebingen, Germany), Hans-Joachim Bieg (Weil Im Schoenbuch, Germany) and Robert Roelver (Calw-Stammheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for determining the vital functions of a vehicle occupant enables precise measurements and is easy to use without negatively affecting the vehicle occupant. The method includes determining the vital functions of the vehicle occupant using a sensor device integrated in a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle, ...