ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,233,911, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Autonomous Solutions Inc. (Mendon, Utah).
"Autonomous yard truck for moving a trailer" was invented by Mitch Torrie (Mendon, Utah), Devin Stewart (Mendon, Utah), Eric Poulson (Mendon, Utah), Mike McNees (Mendon, Utah) and Marlow Stevens (Mendon, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some embodiments include an autonomous yard truck that includes a speed control mechanism; a steering system; a geolocation sensor; a plurality of sensors; a fifth wheel coupling; a robotic arm disposed on the deck; an air hose with a first hose connector; a transceiver; and a controller. The controller may identify a...