ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,677, issued on July 8, was assigned to Valeo Systemes Thermiques.

"Method for determining a relative humidity of the air in a motor vehicle passenger compartment" was invented by Regine Haller (Le Mesnil Saint-Denis, France) and Amanda Martinell (Le Mesnil Saint-Denis, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a method for determining a relative humidity of the air in a motor vehicle passenger compartment, comprising the following steps: -determining a parameter reflecting a specific humidity of the air from a relative humidity (HR1) of the air and a temperature (T1) of the air in a sensor integrating at least one...