ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,843, issued on July 14.
"Configurable rear sensor bar for vehicles" was invented by Stuart C. Salter (White Lake, Mich.), Connor Mccann (Berkley, Mich.), Kristen Johnson (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Shuang Mao (Troy, Mich.), Tamaira Tibisay Linares (Canton, Mich.) and Annette Lynn Huebner (Highland, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor bar that can be attached to a vehicle chassis is provided. The sensor bar includes a first main member, and two end caps attached to either end of the first main member. The two end caps are movable in a transverse direction with respect to the first main member. The two end caps can be moved as needed...