US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on Jan. 13 for "Vehicle systems and methods for surface temperature detection and selective climate control" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,043, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Vehicle systems and methods for surface temperature detection and selective climate control" was invented by Matthew Edward Gilbert-Eyres (Rochester, Mich.), Russell A. Patenaude (Macomb Township, Mich.), Benjamin Tran (Royal Oak, Mich.) and Eric T. Hosey (Rochester Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle system includes temperature sensors positioned in the vehicle and a control module in communication with the temperature sensors. The temperature sensors are configured to measure surface temperatures of objects in the vehicle. The ...