ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,338, issued on Feb. 10.
"Tractor fifth wheel safety system and method of using the same" was invented by Kyle Dunkle (Fredericksburg, Va.) and Daniel Dunkle (Fredericksburg, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety system for a towing vehicle and a towed object including a towing vehicle coupling, a towed vehicle connection point that is engageable with the towing vehicle coupling, a coupling lock that is movable between a locked and unlocked positions, a lock sensor that is operative to detect whether the coupling lock is in the locked or unlocked position, a brake system that is moveable between a brake system engaged position a...