ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,254, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Anamnesis Corp. (San Francisco).

"System and method for trailer propulsion" was invented by Ian C. Rust (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The vehicle system can include: a set of vehicle couplings (e.g., a tractor interface, a trailer interface, etc.); a chassis, a battery pack, an electric powertrain, a sensor suite, and a controller. The modular vehicle system can optionally include landing gear, a suspension, and any other suitable set of components. The vehicle system functions to structurally support and/or tow a trailer-such as a Class 8 semi-trailer-and/or to augment/suppleme...