MUMBAI, India, April 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411072176 A) filed by Mercedes-Benz Group Ag, Stuttgart, Germany, on Sept. 24, 2024, for 'bracket for mounting adas sensors and de-icing heating element behind vehicle bumper.'

Inventor(s) include Sagnik Lahiri; Veeraj Pandey; Vamshi Krishna Panasa; Vivek Dhoot; Sunil Nikam; and Utkarsh Sharma.

The application for the patent was published on April 10, under issue no. 15/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Described herein is a bracket (100) for mounting one or more sensors (202) associated with a driving assistance system and a heating element (204) associated with a de-icing system, behind a bumper (302...