ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,857, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Vehicle and trailer maneuver assist system" was invented by Jyothi P. Gali (Rochester Hills, Mich.), Richard C. Bozich (Canton, Mich.), Nikhil Gupta (Brampton, Canada), Daniel W. Hodgman (Royal Oak, Mich.), Timothy M. Phillips (Fenton, Mich.) and Clarence P. McElroy (Grand Blanc, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular trailering assist system includes at least one vehicle camera, an electronic control unit (ECU) and a display screen disposed at a vehicle. When a trailer hitched to the vehicle is not a trailer for which the vehicular trail...