ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,182, issued on April 14, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Self propelled trailer systems" was invented by Mark E Stout (Waterford, Mich.), Brandon Brady (Lapeer, Mich.), Mac T Lynch (Waterford, Mich.) and Travis D Bechtel (Goodrich, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trailer system with independent propulsion and control is configured to be towed by a lead vehicle. The trailer system includes a steerable first axle connected to a pair of first wheels, a second axle connected to a pair of second wheels, at least one electric traction motor configured to drive the steerable first axle, and a high voltage battery ...