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Patent No.:

US 12545066 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2022

Autonomous trailer connectivity

Applicant:

Outrider Technologies, Inc., Golden, CO (US);

Inventors:

Matthew Steven Johannes, Arvada, CO (US);

Martin Edward Sotola, Boulder, CO (US);

Jonathan Hovey Record, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);

Gary Seminara, Golden, CO (US);

John Keith Massie, Arvada, CO (US);

Joseph S. Derose, Denver, CO (US);

Lawrence S. Klein, Bend, OR (US);

Wylam J. Klein, Bend, OR (US);

Assignee:

Outrider Technologies, Inc., Brighton, CO (US);

Attorney:

Cozen O'Connor

Primary Examiner:

Jason D Shanske

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/62 (2006.01); B60R 16/033 (2006.01); B62D 53/08 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/62 (2013.01); B60R 16/033 (2013.01); B62D 53/08 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02);
Abstract

A trailer control box may receive a wireless message from a controller of the tractor. The trailer control box may validate and authenticating the message. The trailer control box may control an emergency-brake valve based on the message when the message is an emergency-brake command. The trailer control box may control a service-brake valve based on the message when the message is a service-brake command. The trailer control box may control at least one switch to operate trailer lights based on the message when the message is a light command. In certain embodiments, autonomous-capable socket is mounted to a trailer and includes: a chamfered outer casing, a plurality of electrical connectors, a service-brake air aperture, and an emergency-brake air aperture. The autonomous-capable socket required a single autonomous connection by an autonomous tractor.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Johannes, Matthew. (2026). Autonomous trailer connectivity (U.S. Patent No. 12545066). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12545066

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