ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,666, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH (Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany).
"Method for monitoring a ground clearance" was invented by Maximilian Poepperl (Kronach Neuses, Germany) and Felix Becker (Kronach Neuses, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for monitoring a ground clearance beneath a motor vehicle is disclosed. On the underbody of the motor vehicle, a plurality of ultrasonic transceivers are arranged spaced apart from one another. The method includes sending a transmission signal from a first ultrasonic transceiver, receiving a reflected transmission signal with a second ultrasonic ...