ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,786,012, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Innova Electronics Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Security gateway adapter" was invented by Phuong Pham (Fountain Valley, Calif.), Keith Andreasen (Garden Grove, Calif.), Thuan Huynh (Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam), Ninh Do (Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam) and Tuan Le (Ea H'Leo/Dak Lak, Viet Nam).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adapter device bidirectionally interconnects a diagnostic scan tool to an electronic control unit through the security gateway of a vehicle. A scan tool interface is connectable to the diagnostic scan tool, and a vehicle network interface is connectable to a data link connector of the...