ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,412,160, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to United Tank Parts Inc. (Melvindale, Mich.).
"Tanker trailer data plates and related systems" was invented by Chene Garbacik (Livonia, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tanker trailer data plate and related systems are provided. The data plate includes a scannable image, which when scanned permits wireless access to information about the particular tractor trailer via a reader. The data plate, conventionally used exclusively for public information, will also permit wireless access to private maintenance data about the tractor trailer. Level of access to which maintenance data depends upon ...