ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,306,294, issued on May 20, was assigned to R.A. PHILLIPS INDUSTRIES INC. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Trailer tandem position sensor" was invented by Daniel William Forthoffer (Birmingham, Mich.) and John Patrick Cavanagh (Windermere, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tandem position sensing system includes a range sensor configured to emit a signal toward a sliding tandem and to measure a distance between the range sensor and the sliding tandem, a sensor housing configured to house the range sensor, the sensor housing having a first opening through which the range sensor is configured to emit the signal, and a coupling member attached to the ...