ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,783, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SAF-HOLLAND GmbH (Bessenbach, Germany).
"Coupling system" was invented by Mario Sebastian Koster (Bodman-Ludwigshafen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coupling system for a towing vehicle that includes at least one sensor, and a fifth wheel arrangement that includes a fifth wheel plate and at least one bearing block, wherein the fifth wheel plate has a trailer surface and an entry opening, wherein the trailer surface has an outwardly pointing normal, wherein the entry opening extends in an entry direction, wherein the fifth wheel plate is pivotably beard about a transverse axis relativ...