ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,062, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Method for locking and unlocking a motor vehicle, motor vehicle and communication system" was invented by Oscar Iglesias Cid (Stuttgart, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for locking and unlocking a motor vehicle having an operating device, which is mounted on the motor vehicle and can be actuated, and a communication system is provided. The operating device and the communication system communicate with a control device of the motor vehicle. An authorization key is provided to the control device, which locks the motor vehicle. The moto...