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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2021
Applicant:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Inventor:
Jason M. Sidders, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/64 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 8/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/64 (2013.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60L 8/003 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a coupling device for a tractor and a trailer. In one example, a system, comprising a tractor comprising an engine, a motor, and an electrical energy storage device, a trailer comprising a battery bank and a power distribution unit, and a coupling configured to fixedly couple the trailer to the tractor and to electrically couple the power distribution unit to the electrical energy storage device.