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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2005
Applicant:
Fadi S Kanafani, Windsor, CA;
Inventor:
Fadi S Kanafani, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A towing load detection system for detecting whether a vehicle is towing an object. The system includes a controller and at least one proximity sensor operable to detect the presence of the object being towed. The controller is operable to cause a vehicle effect when the proximity sensor detects that the vehicle is towing an object.