ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,625,259, issued on May 12, was assigned to CONTINENTAL AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY GERMANY GMBH (Ingolstadt, Germany).

"Method for characterising an object in an environment of a motor vehicle" was invented by Abhishek Kekud (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), Robin Adams (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), Sahar Khawatmi (Kelkheim, Germany) and Nicolai Glatz (Frankfurt am Main, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a method for characterizing an object in an environment of a motor vehicle by an assistance system of the motor vehicle, in which method the motor vehicle is moved relative to the object and ultrasonic signals a...