ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,995, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Vehicle impact detection device" was invented by Hyun Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Kyosung Koo (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle impact detection device includes: an amplifier configured to receive and amplify an impact signal of a vehicle; a comparative voltage circuit configured to generate a first reference signal; a first comparator configured to output a control signal indicating that a predetermined first impact detection condition or a predetermined second impact detection condition is satisfied, based on ...