ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,321,166, issued on June 3, was assigned to Zimeno Inc. (Livermore, Calif.).
"Adjustable height sensor roof" was invented by Praveen V. Penmetsa (Newark, Calif.), Zachary M. Omohundro (Livermore, Calif.), Christopher Travis Whitney (Palo Alto, Calif.), Rama Venkata Surya Kumar Varma Bhupatiraju (Fremont, Calif.), Mizbauddin Mohammed (Fremont, Calif.) and Bhargav Ramakrishna Reddy (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle may include a movable roof, a sensor supported by the roof, and an actuator for selectively raising and lowering the roof."
The patent was filed on June 10, 2024, under Application No. 18/739,233.
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