US Patent Issued to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA on Dec. 30 for "Tow hitch lead in system" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,855, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA INC. (Plano, Texas) and TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Japan).

"Tow hitch lead in system" was invented by Lauren M. Abro (West Bloomfield, Mich.), Yuko N. Gidcumb (West Bloomfield, Mich.), Michelle R. Vargo (Plymouth, Mich.) and Lindsay A Babian (Canton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for aligning a vehicle and a trailer. The system includes a guide coupled to a tow hitch of the vehicle, a plurality of sensors disposed along the guide, and an electronic control unit (ECU). The guide includes a first arm extending from a hing...