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Patent No.:

US 12360148 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 14, 2022

Embedded vehicle trailer circuit tester

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

J. Elias Ruiz, Atizapan, MX;

Alba Bautista, Atizapan de Zaragoza, MX;

Veronica Garza, Naucalpan de Juarez, MX;

Ivan Cabrera, Cholula, MX;

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Frank Lollo

Brooks Kushman P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Christopher P McAndrew

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/00 (2006.01); H01R 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/006 (2013.01); H01R 29/00 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

A trailer test module of a vehicle is electrically connected between a trailer tow electrical connector of the vehicle and a wiring harness of the vehicle that carries electrical signals for a trailer such that when the electrical connector of the trailer is attached to the trailer tow electrical connector, the trailer tow electrical connector is between the trailer test module and the electrical connector of the trailer. The trailer test module includes circuitry that replicates an electrical load of the trailer.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Ruiz, J.. (2025). Embedded vehicle trailer circuit tester (U.S. Patent No. 12360148). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12360148

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