ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,905, issued on June 2, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Vehicle sensor rationalization" was invented by Stephanie R Beck (Pinckney, Mich.), Roger C Sager (Munith, Mich.), Scott E Henson (Chelsea, Mich.) and Anthony N Gorney (Oxford, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of rationalizing a sensor of a vehicle is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving an output from a wheel speed sensor, receiving an output from a lateral accelerometer, receiving an output from a steering angle sensor, determining whether an evaluation event exists based on the output from the wheel speed sensor, evaluating one of...