ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,944, issued on May 5, was assigned to Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG (Munich).

"Vehicle sensor testing with field of view enhancement" was invented by Steffen Neidhardt (Dorfen, Germany) and Maximilian Bogner (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for testing an emitting sensor of a vehicle is provided. Said system comprises a tester for testing the sensor, e.g. by simulating a target for the sensor's emission, and a holding arrangement, especially a holder, for holding the tester. In this context, the holding arrangement is adapted to be mounted on the vehicle and to hold the tester at a certain distance in front of the sensor...