ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,221, issued on Oct. 28.
"Tow ball camera assembly" was invented by Matt Sconce (Lake George, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tow ball camera assembly includes a tow ball that has a storage space is integrated into the tow ball. A camera unit is insertable into the storage space in the tow ball thereby facilitating the camera unit to capture imagery of a trailer hitch when the vehicle is backed to position the tow ball beneath the trailer hitch. The camera unit is in remote communication with a personal electronic device thereby facilitating a driver of the vehicle to see when the tow ball is properly positioned to attach the t...