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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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