US Patent Issued to Transportation IP Holdings on March 17 for "Vehicle control systems and methods" (Kansas, Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,896, issued on March 17, was assigned to Transportation IP Holdings LLC (Norwalk, Conn.).

"Vehicle control systems and methods" was invented by Michael Terrence Blouin (Merriam, Kan.), Eric John Slocombe (Overland Park, Kan.), Andrew Marcus Noyes (Overland Park, Kan.) and Jamison Rodney Johnston (Lees Summit, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle control system and method includes a first controller that controls operation of a first vehicle and is operably coupled with a first communication system. A second controller controls operation of a second vehicle and is operably coupled with a second communication system. The first...