ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,808, issued on April 7, was assigned to Adeia Guides Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Ingress prediction and detection with intelligent vehicle response and wheel apparatus" was invented by Charles Dasher (Lawrenceville, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Two or more sensors positioned at a wheel of a stopped vehicle may detect an unwanted substance, and transmit signals, based on which a height level of the substance is determined. The system may also determine a type of the substance, such as water, snow, sand or mud, based on electrical resistance of the substance detected by the sensors. Cameras or other imaging equipment, including LID...