US Patent Issued to Airgo IP on Sept. 8 for "Tractor trailer with self-contained brake release capabilities for autonomous yard shifting" (Oklahoma Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,830, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Airgo IP LLC (Oklahoma City).

"Tractor trailer with self-contained brake release capabilities for autonomous yard shifting" was invented by Peter Jankowski (Edmond, Okla.), Adwait Kulkarni (Oklahoma City) and William E. Long (Edmond, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and apparatus for providing self-contained brake release capabilities in a tractor trailer to facilitate autonomous movement of the trailer within a controlled environment such as in a yard, depot or other facility. Pressurized air is stored in a reservoir of the trailer while the trailer is in a stationary, parked positi...