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7619506 |
Device for sensing tractor trailer connection
A sensor device for detecting whether a tractor and a trailer of a truck are connected includes a container having a plurality of tabs extending radially outwardly to engage an inside surface of a...
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7612657 |
Back warning buzzer system for vehicle having trailer mounted thereto
Disclosed herein is a back warning buzzer system for an automotive vehicle having a trailer mounted thereto, comprising: (a) a control unit; (b) a plurality of sensors equidistantly mounted to the...
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7586401 |
System and method for vehicle theft-prevention
A theft-prevention and tracking system and method for semi truck trailers or other vehicles. One or more status indicators, such as location, indication of unauthorized tampering, disconnection of...
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7579941 |
Trailer cargo detection using ultrasonic transducers
A cargo detector for use in a trailer that includes an ultrasonic transducer for covering the entire interior area of the trailer. In particular, the cargo detector has three modes including short...
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RE40878 |
Trailer hitch mount for vehicle backup sensor
An object detection system is mounted at the rear of a vehicle the trailer receiver for the vehicle. The object detection system warns the driver of the vehicle of persons or objects behind the...
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7574287 |
System for transmitting signals in a motor vehicle
The invention is a system for transmitting signals in a vehicle, comprising a sensor that generates sensor signals, an information display device that receives the sensor signals and a transmission...
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7564350 |
Method and system for monitoring containers to maintain the security thereof
A container and contents monitoring system includes a device, a reader, a server, and a software backbone. The device communicates with the reader in order to determine the security and/or location...
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7548155 |
Fifth wheel sensor assembly
An electronic system that monitors a trailer hitch assembly having a plate hitch with a throat for receiving a kingpin of a trailer and a locking mechanism for locking the kingpin within the...
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7535346 |
Trailer alarm
A trailer/cargo alarm detects the proximity of trailer or cargo attached to a vehicle with an alarm system. If the trailer/cargo is moved out of proximity of the vehicle, the alarm system issues an...
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7530590 |
Hitch locking and alarm mechanism
The hitch locking and alarm mechanism comprises a hitch member for attachment to the towing vehicle, a tow vehicle mount for attachment to the towed vehicle, a locking pin, and a locking pin...
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7522043 |
Mobile wireless mesh technology for shipping container security
A security system for sea cargo containers wherein each container is provided with a container security device comprising a processor, a radio, a memory, a battery and one or more sensors. When the...
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7512472 |
Computer program for stability enhancing system for prime mover and auxilairy vehicle
A computer readable medium for instructing the steps of a method for providing stability, control and management of a prime mover connected to an auxiliary vehicle is disclosed. A plurality of...
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7501942 |
Device for triggering restraint means
A device, for controlling a vehicle-occupant restraining device in a vehicle having a trailer, includes an arrangement for controlling the vehicle-occupant restraining device as a function of at...
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7492255 |
Alarm and tracking system for mobile units
A system for the detecting and alarming of unauthorized access to an enclosure is herein disclosed. Sensors mounted within the door and/or motion sensors provide a wireless signal to a centralized...
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7479877 |
Method and system for utilizing multiple sensors for monitoring container security, contents and condition
A container and contents monitoring system includes a device, a reader, a server, a software backbone and a receptacle for housing a plurality of sensors. The device communicates with the plurality...
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7463139 |
Method and system for driving a vehicle trailer tow connector
In a method for driving electronic devices connected to a vehicle trailer tow connector a trailer electronic device control signal is receiving from a vehicle data communication network. In...
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7463137 |
Apparatus, system, and method for back up control of a towed vehicle
A system and method are disclosed for back up control of a towed-vehicle. The system may include a back up detector, at least one misalignment sensor, a controller, and a misalignment responder....
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7463136 |
Trailer safety system
A system for providing emergency lighting for a trailer by way of retrofit or original manufacture. The system may include a battery and an intermittent flasher controlled by one or more switches....
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7451020 |
Vehicle control system
The invention relates to a control system ( 1 ) for a vehicle provided with an electronically controlled drive train ( 2 ) which comprises a steering system ( 6 ), a braking system ( 7 ) and a...
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7449993 |
System, apparatus and methods for data communication between vehicle and remote data communication terminal, between portions of vehicle and other portions of vehicle, between two or more vehicles, and between vehicle and communications network
A system, an apparatus, and methods are provided for data communications associated with a vehicle. The apparatus preferably includes at least one electronic subsystem associated with the vehicle...
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7434643 |
Method for data communication between a vehicle and a remote terminal
An apparatus and methods are provided for data communications associated with a vehicle. The apparatus preferably includes at least one electronic subsystem associated with the vehicle and a...
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7429121 |
Automobile multifunction auxiliary lamp
An automobile auxiliary lamp includes a lamp and a connector. The connector is installed at a proper location of an automobile and connected with the terminals of related control devices of the...
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7429051 |
Process for coupling a trailer with the use of a vehicle level regulation system
A driver assistance system is provided for coupling a trailer coupling mounted on a vehicle to a counterpiece mounted on a trailer. A control unit is provided in the vehicle, where, when a...
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7415325 |
Method and apparatus for data interchange between a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle
A method and apparatus for data interchange between a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle coupled thereto. A first electronic device provided in or on the tractor is connected via a data link to...
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7413211 |
Deactivation arrangement for a vehicle park assist system
A deactivation arrangement for a vehicle park assist system is provided. The deactivation arrangement includes a trailer hitch receiver affixed to the vehicle and arranged to receive a trailer...
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7403100 |
Detection of trailer presence and type by means of current detection
Method and device for detecting the presence and type of trailer which may have been connected to a vehicle including arrangements for applying a first voltage to a first amount of power lines for...
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7396035 |
Trailer hitch alignment device
The present invention includes a first laser light source mounted to a towing vehicle and oriented to direct a first laser light beam towards a trailer to impinge on a first marker spot located on...
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7394354 |
Trailer presence detection system and method
A system and method of detecting a vehicle trailer. The method includes sensing a first vehicle condition that indicates a movement of the vehicle, and sensing a second vehicle condition that...
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7391303 |
Object alignment device and method
An object positioning device and method for positioning an object in a desired position relative to another object. In one aspect, the invention provides a device for aligning hitching components...
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7385500 |
System and method for effectuating the acquisition and distribution of tracking data on mobile assets, including shipment containers used in freight transportation
A method and system for effectuating the optimum configuration of a duplex tracking device used to track the location and attributes of a mobile asset during a discrete event and the distribution...
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7369054 |
Re-check alert system
A warning indicator device installed in the tractor to give a driver an internal warning of a refrigerated trailer malfunction. This includes an internal warning indicator fault speaker and a red...
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7365640 |
Transportable police vehicle decoy
A transportable police vehicle decoy having a life-like, life-size visual image of a police vehicle mounted onto a trailer for transportability, the wheels of the trailing appearing to be the...
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7362216 |
Reversing sensor without a control box
A reversing sensor device applies a master-slave type of sensor architecture. The reversing sensor device includes at least one master-sensor and more than one slave-sensor. The master-sensor...
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7355347 |
Auxiliary lighting system for vehicles
A vehicle lighting system has primary and auxiliary systems, which operate exclusively depending upon the selected operational mode. The problem addressed is availability of civilian vehicles for...
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7354057 |
Laser guided trailer alignment system
The present invention is a laser-guided alignment apparatus for aligning various trailer hitches to a vehicle. The alignment apparatus can align trailers with either a bumper ball hitch, a...
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7345579 |
Trailer illumination system test drive and method of use
A trailer illumination system test device and method of use are disclosed. In one form, a device for testing the functionality of a trailer lighting system is disclosed. The device includes an...
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7341264 |
Trailer hitch mounted reverse sensing system
A trailer hitch-mounted reverse sensing device for a vehicle for indicating to the driver an object behind the vehicle comprises a housing with an extension extending from the housing. The...
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7339465 |
Vehicle-to-trailer light connection verification tester
A vehicle-to-trailer light-connection verification tester ( 10 ) designed to be located within a towing vehicle ( 20 ), a towed trailer ( 30 ) or within a cable adapter ( 24 ) that is connected...
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7336159 |
System, method and device for retrofitting tractor-trailer communications systems
An improved tractor-trailer communications and tracking system retrofitting assembly, comprising an insulated wire, a flexible wire sleeve, a sealed fuse box, a male connector and a female...
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7309075 |
Trailer alignment device
A trailer hitch alignment device which allows a user to easily align a hitch of a vehicle with a trailer hitch of a trailer. The trailer hitch alignment device includes a control unit with a...
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7307515 |
Trailer security system using multiple transmitter/receiver pairs
A trailer security system for a utility trailer is disclosed. The trailer security system includes a pair of side detection units and a middle detection unit provided between the side detection...
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7307514 |
Method for remotely determining and managing connection of tractor and trailer
Truck tractors in a transportation fleet include a transponder that transmits a unique tractor identifier to a connected trailer using a Power Line Communication (PLC) bus device. The information...
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7301479 |
Trailer detection circuit for a vehicle park assist system
Vehicle park assist systems and a method of operating a vehicle including an operably attached trailer. The vehicle park assist system includes a transmitter arrangement to produce incident energy...
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7286046 |
Systems and methods for supplying power to a vehicle trailer
In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for supplying power to a vehicle trailer. A connection device may be used to connect the vehicle trailer to a...
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7277009 |
Cargo lock and monitoring apparatus and process
A security apparatus is disclosed which provides for a cargo asset monitoring and tracking capability. The security apparatus may contain a physical locking function which provides a physical...
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7268693 |
Towed vehicle lighting module
Control of an accessory lighting array for temporary installation on a towed vehicle through the controller area network of a towing vehicle is effected through access to the controller area...
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7253721 |
Vehicle/implement coupling condition monitoring system
An engine-driven vehicle/implement coupling system includes a mechanical coupling and one or more electronic and/or hydraulic connections. A coupling condition monitoring system includes one or two...
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7242322 |
Security tracker
A covert activity monitoring apparatus and conditional response system having a response apparatus comprising a sensor interface and a wireless interface and one or more sensors having a...
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7237790 |
System for hitching a trailer to a motor vehicle
A system for coupling a trailer ( 2 ) to a motor vehicle ( 1 ), in particular a trailer ( 2 ) to a motor tractor ( 1 ), is provided with an image sensor ( 5 ), which is located in the coupling...
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7224264 |
Radar hitch
A two part guidance system that can be added to any vehicle with a traditional ball hitch that provides guidance to the driver during the hitching process. A sensor plate holds multiple sensors in...
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