ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,259, issued on June 3, was assigned to Robotic Research OpCo LLC (Clarksburg, Md.).
"Trailer assessment systems and methods" was invented by Alberto Lacaze (Potomac, Md.), Greg Ramsey (New Market, Md.), Eric Meyer (Catonsville, Md.) and Justin Bungard (Gaithersburg, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system (202) can directly or indirectly measure force applied between a trailer (112) and a prime mover vehicle (102) coupled to the trailer. Based on the measured force, the control system can determine an operational state of one or more features of the trailer. For example, static resistance, rolling resistance, and/or accele...