ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,256, issued on July 8, was assigned to JOST-WERKE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (Neu-Isenburg, Germany).

"Method for coupling a tractor with a semi-trailer and a semi-truck with a tractor and a semi-trailer" was invented by Swen Saupe (Mainz, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method for coupling a tractor with a semi-trailer and semi-truck with a tractor and a semi-trailer."

The patent was filed on Sept. 12, 2023, under Application No. 18/465,401.

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