US Patent Issued to CARRIER on March 11 for "Trailer immobilization in a transport refrigeration system" (French Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,692, issued on March 11, was assigned to CARRIER Corp. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

"Trailer immobilization in a transport refrigeration system" was invented by Lucas Chapeau (Isneauville, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transport refrigeration system includes a trailer having a brake; a transport refrigeration unit mounted to the trailer, transport refrigeration unit configured to cool a cargo compartment of the trailer; a socket configured to provide a connection with shore power, the socket contained in an enclosure having an access panel; a switch configured to detect opening and closing of the access panel; a controller ...