ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,012, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Alpha Networks Inc. (Hsinchu, Taiwan).

"Vehicle radar system and method for detecting target object" was invented by Tzu-Chung Ke (Hsinchu, Taiwan) and Yan-Ciao Jao (Hsinchu, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle radar system includes an antenna module, an RF module, and a signal processor. The antenna module includes at least one transmitting antenna and multiple receiving antennas. The RF module includes a transmitting segment that generates and transmits transmitting waves each carrying a transmitting signal, and a receiving segment that receives reflected waves and incorporates re...