ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,016, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to AGCO International GmbH (Neuhausen, Switzerland).
"Trailer brake temperature estimation" was invented by Philipp Kirmaier (Marktoberdorf, Germany) and Manuel Abel (Marktoberdorf, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method are provided for brake temperature estimation of a trailer. The incline of the surface along which the trailer is being towed is sensed, as well as a brake line pressure to the trailer and the speed. A braking count is derived from braking time periods and a downhill count is derived from downhill driving time periods. An indicator of the brake temperature is t...