ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,953, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to ISEE Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.).
"Automatic tractor trailer coupling" was invented by Frederick M. Moore (Somerville, Mass.) and Gregory J. Paraskos (Medford, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for automatically coupling the air and electrical lines of a tractor to a trailer. A trailer coupling head is mounted to the trailer and carries air line and electrical connectors. A fifth wheel coupling height control system is configured to automatically control the height of the tractor's fifth wheel coupling, to control the height of the trailer coupling head. A tractor coupling head carries ai...