ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,725,471, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Hunter Engineering Co. (Bridgeton, Mo.).

"System and method for presentation of vehicle ADAS calibration targets" was invented by James T. Dieckhaus (Wildwood, Mo.) and Mark E. Stirnemann (Arnold, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for temporarily mounting an observable target on a vehicle service system during a vehicle service or inspection process. The system includes at least one target backing plate affixed at a known or determinable position on the vehicle service system facing a vehicle undergoing service or inspection. The target backing plate provides a forward facing planar s...