ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,065, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Survue Inc. (Scarborough, Maine).

"Efficient collision detection and alerting module and method" was invented by Joshua Fox (Scarborough, Maine).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle detection and collision alerting device and method is described. The vehicle detection device is used by a user to detect an approaching vehicle. The vehicle detection device may include a housing and a mount attached to the housing for securing the housing to the user or the users equipment. An optical sensor secured to the housing, facing generally outward. A processor is in communication with the optical sensor ...