ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,275, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SUBARU Corp. (Tokyo).
"Vehicle" was invented by Satoru Iwata (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes an outer panel, an inner panel, and an alcohol sensor. The outer panel is opposed to the outside of the vehicle. The inner panel is opposed to a vehicle compartment of the vehicle and has an opening. The alcohol sensor is provided in a space between the outer panel and the inner panel and spaced apart from the outer panel. The alcohol sensor is configured to detect an alcohol component included in exhaled breath of an occupant of the vehicle. The opening is provided on the inner...