ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,255, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to AGCO International GmbH (Neuhausen, Switzerland).
"Trailer brake control system" was invented by Philipp Kirmaier (Marktoberdorf, Germany) and Josef Ammann (Marktoberdorf, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for controlling operation of a trailer brake system associated with an agricultural vehicle, comprising: determining a coupling force associated with a coupling point for providing a coupling between the vehicle and a trailer, determining, in dependence on the coupling force, the presence of a trailer coupled to the vehicle at the coupling point; and cont...