US Patent Issued to STMicroelectronics International on Nov. 25 for "In-sensor crash detection with motion sensors" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,383, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to STMicroelectronics International N.V. (Geneva).

"In-sensor crash detection with motion sensors" was invented by Stefano Paolo Rivolta (Desio, Italy), Federico Rizzardini (Settimo Milanese, Italy) and Marco Bianco (Cesano Boscone, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crash detection system includes first and second sensors and a processor. The processor receives first sensor data output by the first sensor, determines whether the first sensor data indicates a first class or a second class, outputs an enable signal to the second sensor if the first sensor data indicates the second class, receiv...