US Patent Issued on May 12 for "Automatic axle lift system" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,739, issued on May 12.

"Automatic axle lift system" was invented by Robert A. Erwin (Gatesville, Texas) and Paul Lovejoy (Gatesville, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic axle lift system including a first sensor circuit configured to detect the presence of a brake signal and a turn signal and, in response, to generate a lift command signal that lifts an axle or a set of axles of a vehicle. The automatic axle lift system also includes a second sensor circuit that detects the lift command signal and, in response, generates a caution light signal. The automatic axle lift system includes a third sensor circuit that detects t...