US Patent Issued to ZF Friedrichshafen on Dec. 30 for "Gas analysis system for vehicles and arrangement of such systems" (German, Austrian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,532, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Friedrichshafen, Germany).

"Gas analysis system for vehicles and arrangement of such systems" was invented by Johannes Apell (Hergensweiler, Germany), Rene Seidemann (Friedrichshafen, Germany) and Julian King (Rankweil, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas analysis system for a vehicle includes a measurement chamber that includes at least one sensor configured for measuring substances in exhalations from vehicle occupants and/or the ambient air in a vehicle interior. The gas analysis system may also include at least one fan placed at a discharge opening for the sy...