US Patent Issued to Robert Bosch GbmH on Dec. 9 for "Trailer reverse with automated free-space guidance" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,880, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Robert Bosch GbmH (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Trailer reverse with automated free-space guidance" was invented by James Stephen Miller (Dexter, Mich.), Paul Wickett (Northville, Mich.), Christopher Allensworth (Waterford, Mich.) and Rohit Kumar Kesireddy (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trailer tow assist system including a camera that captures a rearward image of the trailer and its surroundings, a human machine interface that displays the rearward image, an input device that receives user input, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor receives the rearward image, iden...