ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,168, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Device and method for surround view camera system for vehicle and trailer" was invented by Vicky Ranveer Singh (Canton, Mich.), William John Hallendy (Chesterfield, Mich.), Vincent Quoc Le (Dearborn, Mich.) and Connor Flis (Clinton Township, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is for operating a surround view camera system for a vehicle towing a trailer. The method includes generating first image data at a first time using a first imaging device operably connected to a front side of the vehicle or a rear side of the trailer, and generating seco...