US Patent Issued to TRAILERPAS on March 24 for "Secure access to trailer connectors" (New York, Rhode Island, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,586,431, issued on March 24, was assigned to TRAILERPAS LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

"Secure access to trailer connectors" was invented by John Luongo (Oceanside, N.Y.), Kerry Madden (Stuart, Fla.), Jonathan Antovel (East Setauket, N.Y.) and Colleen Hendry (Woonsocket, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for providing secure access to a trailer connector includes: a cover, a locking device, and a controller. The cover is configured to be secured to a trailer and to cover at least one connector of the trailer. The cover has an open position in which the connector(s) are accessible and a closed position in which the connec...