ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,579,852, issued on March 17, was assigned to Snap-on Inc. (Kenosha, Wis.).

"Method and system for testing matched components of vehicle" was invented by David B. Weiland (Union City, Calif.), Joshua C. Covington (San Juan Bautista, Calif.) and Roy S. Brozovich (Campbell, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method comprises determining first and second measurements at different times. The first measurement includes a measurement of a signal output by a first vehicle component and the second measurement includes a measurement of a signal output by a second vehicle component, or the first measurement includes a measurement of a conditi...