US Patent Issued to Valeo Schalter und Sensoren on May 20 for "Combined capacitive sensor and heating apparatus, method for operating a sensor and heating apparatus, steering input apparatus assembly having a sensor and heating apparatus, and vehicle having a steering input apparatus assembly" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,552, issued on May 20, was assigned to Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH (Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany).

"Combined capacitive sensor and heating apparatus, method for operating a sensor and heating apparatus, steering input apparatus assembly having a sensor and heating apparatus, and vehicle having a steering input apparatus assembly" was invented by Sascha Staude (Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany), Georg Poslowsky (Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany), Iordanis Tsinistidis (Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany), Markus Hartmueller (Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany) and Raphael Mack (Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The pre...