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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971894 | Device for swivel joint coupling, particularly for semi-trailers A device for the active damping of swivel joint couplings, particularly for semi-trailers, articulated buses, and rail vehicles. The device serves to avoid or reduce dynamic driving instabilities known as yaw, sliding, rocking, oversteering, and jack-knife effects i... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7770909 | Articulated vehicle stabilization system An articulated vehicle is provided including a stabilization system configured to resist roll-over of a trailer portion of the vehicle. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7731216 | Rollover prevention device A rollover prevention device for commercial tractor/trailers that senses when the tractor portion of the commercial truck has reached the critical height at which rollover of the trailer cannot be avoided. Once this critical height is reached pneumatic cylinders and... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7703790 | Anti-jackknifing tractor trailer system An anti-jackknifing system is provided for tractor trailers. The anti-jackknifing system includes pressure vessels mounted to the tractor for extending and retracting pins. The pins are positioned adjacent to the trailer kingpin so as to extend or retract into slots... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7588262 | Hitch system for use with a ball hitch and methods therefore A hitch system for interconnecting a trailer to a tow vehicle, wherein the tow vehicle includes a hitch ball centered about a medial axis. The hitch system includes an elongate extension coupling having a proximal end portion rotatably mountable to the trailer and e... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7431320 | Trailer safety hitch A trailer hitch for resisting inadvertent separation of a trailer tongue coupler from a vehicle's hitch ball. The trailer hitch includes a sleeve, a retainer rotatably disposed within the sleeve and including: a rod rotatably disposed within the sleeve, a displaceme... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 a second electronic device provided in or on the trailer; the first a... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7354056 | Trailer stability control apparatus A trailer stability control apparatus for a vehicle and a trailer includes a trailer hitch assembly interconnecting a rear end of the vehicle and a front end of the trailer. The trailer stability control apparatus also includes at least one controllable damper conne... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 extension is configured to be removably received within a receiver of a towin... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7327624 | Storage device employing a flash memory A semiconductor disk wherein a flash memory into which data is rewritten in block unit is employed as a storage medium, the semiconductor disk including a data memory in which file data are stored, a substitutive memory which substitutes for blocks of errors in the ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7306254 | Trailer kingpin locking device A security device is disclosed which mounts to a king pin of a trailer to prevent unauthorized coupling of the trailer to a tractor. The security device includes a austempered ductile iron dual shell body having an inner shell for receiving a trailer kingpin and an ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304476 | Shielded treatment room and device suitable for recording images on the basis of magnetic resonance The invention relates to a treatment room (7) suitable for recording images of a human or animal body on the basis of a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging technique, the walls (7a), the ceiling (7b) and the floor (7c) of... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 on an obstacle, and a sensor arrangement to detect reflected energy f... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7261312 | Trailer stabilization and weight distribution device A trailer-stabilizing device that stabilizes movement between a fifth-wheel trailer and the towing vehicle during normal trailering operations and that more effectively distributes the weight of the trailer to the towing vehicle is disclosed. The trailer-stabilizing... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7237792 | Protective cushion for a trailer hitch or the like This invention relates to a protective cushion assembly that is adapted to protect equipment involved with vehicle towing, particularly the towing vehicle's rear bumper which contemporarily may be comprised of plastic. The cushion assembly includes an elastomeric pl... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232145 | Trailer hitch alignment mechanism A mechanism for ensuring that a trailer is properly attached to a trailer hitch on the back of a vehicle. The mechanism ensures that the trailer tongue on the trailer is properly and securely mounted on the metal ball on the trailer hitch on the vehicle. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226068 | Method and device for detecting and stabilizing a fishtailing trailer using wheel forces A method and device for detecting and stabilizing a fishtailing trailer using wheel forces. In particular, a method for stabilizing a vehicle combination made up of a towing vehicle and a trailer in which lateral forces acting on at least one wheel or at least one t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225891 | Control system for a vehicle In a control system for a train composed of a towing vehicle and a trailer, the towing vehicle is equipped with an electronically actuatable drive train. A trailer steering angle actual value sensor determines a trailer actual steering angle of a wheel axle which st... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226134 | Method for stabilizing the driving state of a utility vehicle combination According to the invention, the driving stability of a utility vehicle combination, which is comprised of a towing vehicle and of a towed vehicle, is monitored (3-5) when the towed vehicle is braked. In the event of an unstable driving state, the vehic... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207588 | Children's ride-on vehicle assemblies having trailing vehicle detection systems Children's ride-on vehicle assemblies having leading and trailing vehicles that are removably coupled together by a connection apparatus. The leading vehicle is an independently operable ride-on vehicle having a drive assembly that is selectively configured between ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195271 | Pinch-resistant hitch assembly and children's ride-on vehicle assemblies including the same Children's ride-on vehicle assemblies that include a leading vehicle, a trailing vehicle, and a connection apparatus, such as a hitch assembly, that selectively interconnects the leading and trailing vehicles. At least the leading vehicle includes a drive assembly a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182362 | Remote locking fifth wheel A remote controlled locking system for locking a trailer to a truck by locking a mechanism that secures the truck to the trailer. The system may include a remotely located transmitter adapted to transmit a control signal. A receiving unit on the truck is adapted to ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184320 | Storage device employing a flash memory A semiconductor disk wherein a flash memory into which data is rewritten in block unit is employed as a storage medium, the semiconductor disk including a data memory in which file data are stored, a substitutive memory which substitutes for blocks of errors in the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175194 | Anti-jackknife system An anti-jackknifing device adapted for engagement between a tractor having a fifth wheel engaged with a trailer. The device features a pair of catch arms rotationally engaged to a mount with the tractor. The distal ends of the catch arms move between an engaged posi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171769 | Hitch system using a video camera to facilitate hitch alignment A video monitoring system is disclosed which may be used by the operator of a vehicle to guide the approach of the vehicle to an implement or a trailer or the like to bring connecting members of a hitch mechanism respectively located on the vehicle and on the implem... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168531 | Self-contained brake and remote control system for a trailer A self-contained trailer braking system comprises a fifth wheel hitch attached to a trailer frame, where the trailer hitch further comprises a kingpin to engage a fifth wheel of a towing vehicle. A sliding mechanism is attached to the kingpin, where the sliding mech... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159890 | Trailer hitch for a motor vehicle A trailer hitch for a motor vehicle includes a towbar (2) having an arm (1) and a ball cup (3) provided with an opening and with a ball pivot (6). The ball pivot (6) has a ball head (4) and a pivot (5) and is mounted ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156410 | Automated stabilizing system for fifth wheel plate assemblies A stabilizing system includes multi-stage locking pins connected to a trailer fifth-wheel plate and a tractor fifth wheel plate. Each multi-stage locking pin includes contiguous members that have altering diameters. A mechanism is included for telescopically displac... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151443 | Optical trailer hitch locator A vision sensor mounted above a hitch ball attached to a vehicle detects a colored magnet mounted on a trailer hitch and transmits the visual signal to a processor mounted within the vehicle operated by a power source such as the vehicle's 12 volt D.C. battery. The ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143874 | Surge brake actuator A surge brake actuator is disclosed. The actuator includes an actuator housing and a coupler housing movably engaged within the actuator housing. Upper and lower coupler slide channels formed from a plastic material are releasably connected to the coupler housing an... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7100489 | System and method for hitch with backup anti-jack knife and anti-dive For use in landmine clearing, a hitch system providing backup with anti-jack knife and anti-dive, the system includes a hitch assembly and a roller assembly. The hitch assembly has a hinge axis housing containing a hinge shaft and a connector shaft housing containin... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100935 | Fifth wheel hitch device with pivotal locking ramp A improved detachable fifth wheel hitch device with a pivotal locking ramp, which replaces a supplied fifth wheel hitch plate device attached to a truck or pickup mounted fifth wheel hitch base, provides an extended collar hitch plate above a kingpin receiver channe... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7059455 | Brake actuator for a towed vehicle A brake actuator is mounted on a towed vehicle. The towed vehicle's own brake pedal actuates the brakes of the towed vehicle and the brake pedal is actuated by a cable mechanically and releasably attached to the brake pedal. The cable is itself fixedly attached to a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057503 | Vehicle rollover detection system A roll angular velocity sensor and a lateral velocity sensor are operatively coupled to a processor, which generates a signal for controlling a safety restraint system responsive to measures of roll angular velocity and lateral velocity. In one embodiment, the proce... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036840 | Trailer alignment apparatus A trailer alignment apparatus including a quick adjusting clamping system coupled with a mast that is fastened to a trailer hitch. The mast has an illumination means and a speaker means attached to and spaced from a first end of the mast. Further, the quick adjustin... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032918 | Stabilization of an articulated vehicle A method for stabilizing an articulated vehicle, which articulated vehicle comprises at least a front frame structure and a rear frame structure, and a frame joint structure, which is arranged to couple the frame structures to each other and to allow them to rotate ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027902 | Enhanced system for yaw stability control system to include roll stability control function A yaw stability control system (18) is enhanced to include roll stability control function for an automotive vehicle and includes a plurality of sensors (28–39) sensing the dynamic conditions of the vehicle. The sensors may include a speed sensor ( | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014205 | King pin cover system A king pin cover system for protecting a king pin and individuals from engaging a king pin. The king pin cover system includes a cover having a receiver channel that receives the king pin. A pair of rear straps are attached to the rear portion of the cover for secur... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011327 | Displaceable ball hitch assembly A method and apparatus for providing a displaceable ball hitch assembly configured to be mounted in a bed of a truck. The displaceable ball hitch assembly includes a platform track, a displaceable platform, a gate member and a driving mechanism. The platform track d... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6980096 | Trailer hitch safety system A hitch mechanism comprises an interlocking safety pin and a sleeve or other mechanism which, in a locking position, exposes a hole which is adapted to receive the safety pin. The safety pin includes an interlock to activate either an audible alarm, a visible alarm,... | 12/27/2005 |
