ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,647, issued on July 22, was assigned to ORBCOMM INC. (Rochelle Park, N.J.).
"System, method and apparatus for linked trailer identification" was invented by Phil Lafleur (Ontario, Canada) and Ronald Straz (Annandale, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a system and method which allow for the rapid and reliable identification of towed trailers parked together in loading areas. According to a first preferred embodiment, an exemplary method of the present includes: monitoring hook-up criteria indicating that the first truck is maneuvering to hook-up with the first trailer; scanning for one or more transmitt...