US Patent Issued to FCA US on June 23 for "Hands-free cabin purification system for a vehicle" (American, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,958, issued on June 23, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Hands-free cabin purification system for a vehicle" was invented by Stephen J Eynon (New Baltimore, Mich.), Jason C Hedlund (West Bloomfield, Mich.), Danja McGoff (Washington Township, Mich.), Steven C Hall (Livonia, Mich.), Santiago Caceres (Pontiac, Mich.), Martin Hofmann (Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Germany), Richard S Silbert (Bingham Farms, Mich.), Mark D Osterbrink (Rochester Hills, Mich.) and Edward Rickettson (Davisburg, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cabin purification system for a vehicle includes an air inlet in communication with a fan, a light s...