ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,172, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to ROBERT BOSCH GMBH (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Method for calibrating a sensor for a driver assistance system and control unit" was invented by Alfons Doerr (Stuttgart, Germany) and Mauro Disaro (Stuttgart, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for calibrating a sensor for a driver assistance system of a vehicle. The method includes a step of outputting of a calibration signal by the sensor of the vehicle in the stationary operating state when a reference object has been placed in a position in front of the vehicle, in the step of outputting, a reference calibration value being stored, whic...