US Patent Issued to The Regents of The University of Michigan on June 17 for "Low-profile passive reflectors for radar detection of road markings" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,638, issued on June 17, was assigned to The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

"Low-profile passive reflectors for radar detection of road markings" was invented by Kamal Sarabandi (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Tanner Douglas (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Low-profile radar reflectors are provided for reradiating when illuminated by a vertically-polarized incident wave generated by an automotive radar. One example reflector includes a ground plane, a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, and radiating elements positioned on the substrate. Each radiating element includes opposing vertic...