ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,136, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to PIAGGIO & C. SPA (Pontedera, Italy).
"Straddle type vehicle provided with detection unit" was invented by Marco Bucchioni (Pontedera, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A straddle type vehicle comprising including a taillight arranged on a rear-carriage, a support bracket mounted to the rear-carriage and arranged above the taillight, where the support bracket is shaped to define at least one grip portion for a passenger, and a radar is provided, arranged on the rear-carriage and configured to detect the presence of other vehicles in a rear area, the radar being connected directly or indirec...