ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,392, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co. Ltd. (Atsugi, Japan).
"Vehicle control device and vehicle" was invented by Daisuke Kubota (Kanagawa, Japan), Ryo Hatsumi (Kanagawa, Japan), Daiki Nakamura (Kanagawa, Japan) and Kensuke Yoshizumi (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle control device with a high security level is provided. The vehicle control device has a structure including an operation portion, a first light-emitting and light-receiving portion, and a control portion. The operation portion includes a steering wheel including a rim, a hub, and a spoke. The rim is connected t...