US Patent Issued to UUSI on March 17 for "System and method for detecting operator characteristic to adjust position of power actuated movable panel" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,805, issued on March 17, was assigned to UUSI LLC (Reed City, Mich.).

"System and method for detecting operator characteristic to adjust position of power actuated movable panel" was invented by Bradley D. Looy (Big Rapids, Mich.) and David W. Shank (Hersey, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method include a radar sensor disposed in a vehicle for detecting an operator motion or gesture that indicates a desire to perform a function of the vehicle, and a controller in communication with the radar sensor to interpret sensor data and determine if the operator performed a predetermined motion or gesture that indicates the...