ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,266, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Harbinger Motors Inc. (Garden Grove, Calif.).

"Operating commercial vehicles using weight estimates" was invented by Phillip John Weicker (Los Angeles), John Henry Harris III (Anaheim, Calif.), William Clarke Eberts (Los Angeles), Jackson George Diebel (Hermosa Beach, Calif.), Richard D. Walker IV (Los Angeles) and Jue Wang (Temple City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are methods and systems for the weight estimation of commercial vehicles and using these estimates to control different vehicle systems such as powertrain, brakes, and suspension. A vehicle comprises a weig...