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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bryce Reinert, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Kevin Giaier, Sylvan Lake, MI (US);
Andrew Niedert, New Hudson, MI (US);
Carl Montgomery, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/24 (2006.01); B60D 1/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/248 (2013.01); B60D 1/485 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for a hitch including multiple pins coupled to an outboard frame are disclosed. An apparatus comprising a hitch including a first pin oriented in a first direction and a second pin oriented in a second direction different than the first direction, the first pin and the second pin to couple the hitch to a frame of a vehicle, and a load manager to determine a load condition based on sensor data from at least one of the first pin or the second pin.