ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,040, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to KB Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG (Munich).
"System and method for implementing maximum braking pressure in tractor-trailers" was invented by Subashish Sasmal (Avon, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for providing maximum trailer braking during a high pressure demand, such as during autonomous emergency braking (AEB), for tractor-trailers is provided. The system can include a brake controller of the trailer that uses only tractor anti-lock brake system (ABS) data from the tractor wheels, without using any trailer ABS information, to estimate the surface friction and g...