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Patent No.:

US 12485837 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025

Filed:

May. 16, 2022

Combination of trailer braking and lighting functions

Applicant:

Horizon Global Americas Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);

Inventors:

Nicholas Albert Cekola, Plymouth, MI (US);

Dennis Michael Morse, Plymouth, MI (US);

Marvin Hoot, Plymouth, MI (US);

Yilong Chen, Plymouth, MI (US);

Srikanth Kadudula, Plymouth, MI (US);

Leon Bogdanov, Plymouth, MI (US);

George Moore, Plymouth, MI (US);

Assignee:

HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC., Plymouth, MI (US);

Attorneys:

DAY PITNEY LLP

George N. Chaclas

Anthony A. Kassas

Primary Examiner:

Christopher P Schwartz

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/30 (2006.01); B60Q 1/44 (2006.01); B60R 16/033 (2006.01); B60T 7/20 (2006.01); B60T 13/66 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01); B60Q 1/22 (2006.01); B60Q 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/0231 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0094 (2013.01); B60Q 1/305 (2013.01); B60Q 1/44 (2013.01); B60R 16/033 (2013.01); B60T 7/20 (2013.01); B60T 13/662 (2013.01); B60T 17/22 (2013.01); B60Q 1/22 (2013.01); B60Q 1/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

A towed vehicle controller combines a trailer brake controller and lighting driver. The towed vehicle controller can include a trailer battery charging circuit. The towed vehicle controller operates towed vehicle braking, towed vehicle lighting and towed vehicle battery charge functions.

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Cekola, Nicholas. (2025). Combination of trailer braking and lighting functions (U.S. Patent No. 12485837). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12485837

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