US Patent Issued to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems on April 21 for "System and method for failsafe operation of a tractor protection control module" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,976, issued on April 21, was assigned to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Avon, Ohio).

"System and method for failsafe operation of a tractor protection control module" was invented by Ryan S. Hurley (Lakewood, Ohio), Randy J. Salvatora (Columbia Station, Ohio), Subashish Sasmal (Avon, Ohio) and Edward F. Hoban (Cleveland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronically-controlled tractor protection control module in a tractor prevents air flow from an air reservoir to a gladhand when a signal is received that indicates a trailer is not coupled with the gladhand. This prevents air from being vented out the gladhand when the tr...