ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,229,988, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to JOST-WERKE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (Neu-Isenburg, Germany).
"Device for locating a coupling means arranged on a trailer vehicle" was invented by Mark Muller (Neu-Isenburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for locating a coupling means arranged on a trailer vehicle before the coupling operation is described, having a coupling on the towing vehicle side that is designed with an insertion opening which is open in the rearward direction (R) and is intended for the entry of the coupling means, a light transmitter fitted to the coupling on the towing vehicle side, and a light receiver which c...