25 patents
Utility
System and method for controlling braking functions in an autonomous vehicle
2 Jan 24
A system and method for allowing failover between an autonomously controlled braking system and a human controlled braking system in a truck having pneumatic brake lines is provided.
Peter James, Gary Seminara, Lawrence S. Klein
Filed: 29 Oct 19
Utility
Systems and Methods for Automated Operation and Handling of Autonomous Trucks and Trailers Hauled Thereby
28 Dec 23
A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided.
Andrew F. Smith, Lawrence S. Klein, Stephen A. Langenderfer, Martin E. Sotola, Vikas Bahl, Mark H. Rosenblum, Peter James, Dale Dee Rowley, Matthew S. Johannes, Gary Michael Seminara, Jeremy M. Nett
Filed: 11 Sep 23
Utility
Motor stall and trailer lift
17 Oct 23
A method detects and prevents stall of a drive motor of an autonomous electric tractor.
Tessa Ronan, Vittorio Ziparo, Lawrence Klein, Ky Woodard
Filed: 23 Jun 22
Utility
Systems and methods for automated operation and handling of autonomous trucks and trailers hauled thereby
10 Oct 23
A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided.
Andrew F. Smith, Lawrence S. Klein, Stephen A. Langenderfer, Martin E. Sotola, Vikas Bahl, Mark H. Rosenblum, Peter James, Dale Dee Rowley, Matthew S. Johannes, Gary Michael Seminara, Jeremy M. Nett
Filed: 29 Aug 22
Utility
Systems and methods for automated operation and handling of autonomous trucks and trailers hauled thereby
12 Sep 23
A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided.
Andrew F. Smith, Lawrence S. Klein, Stephen A. Langenderfer, Martin E. Sotola, Vikas Bahl, Mark H. Rosenblum, Peter James, Dale Rowley, Matthew S. Johannes, Gary Seminara, Jeremy M. Nett
Filed: 23 Aug 21
Utility
Systems and methods for automated operation and handling of autonomous trucks and trailers hauled thereby
25 Jul 23
A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided.
Andrew F. Smith, Lawrence S. Klein, Stephen A. Langenderfer, Martin E. Sotola, Vikas Bahl, Mark H. Rosenblum, Peter James, Dale Rowley, Matthew S. Johannes, Gary Seminara, Jeremy M. Nett, Christopher T. Bate, Michael Patrick Cutter
Filed: 1 Sep 20
Utility
Autonomous Trailer Connectivity
11 May 23
A trailer control box may receive a wireless message from a controller of the tractor.
Matthew Steven Johannes, Martin Edward Sotola, Jonathan Hovey Record, Gary Seminara, John Keith Massie, Joseph S. DeRose, Lawrence S. Klein, Wylam J. Klein
Filed: 9 Nov 22
Utility
Trailer Braking Through Trailer Supply Line
20 Apr 23
Systems and methods allow for controlling brakes of a trailer coupled to a tractor.
Gary Seminara, John Keith Massie, Lawrence S. Klein
Filed: 18 Oct 22
Utility
Systems and Methods for Automated Operation and Handling of Autonomous Trucks and Trailers Hauled Thereby
2 Mar 23
A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided.
Andrew F. Smith, Lawrence S. Klein, Stephen A. Langenderfer, Martin E. Sotola, Vikas Bahl, Mark H. Rosenblum, Peter James, Dale Dee Rowley, Matthew S. Johannes, Gary Michael Seminara, Jeremy M. Nett
Filed: 29 Aug 22
Utility
Autonomous Trailer Maneuvering
29 Dec 22
In embodiments, a method positions and aligns an autonomous tractor coupling with an articulated trailer located in a pick-up spot.
Jeremy Nett, Ky Woodard, Michael Cutter, James Bailey, Matt Brekken, Yu-Cheng Lin, Lawrence Klein
Filed: 23 Jun 22
Utility
Motor Stall and Trailer Lift
29 Dec 22
A method detects and prevents stall of a drive motor of an autonomous electric tractor.
Tessa Ronan, Vittorio Ziparo, Lawrence Klein, Ky Woodard
Filed: 23 Jun 22
Utility
Systems and Methods for Determining an Articulated Trailer Angle
29 Dec 22
Systems and methods determine an angle of an articulated trailer relative to a tractor that the trailer is hitched to.
Jonathan Record, Robert Grabbe, Lawrence Klein, Floyd Henning
Filed: 23 Jun 22
Utility
Systems and methods for modifying loading dock environments to enable trailer swing doors to open inside of a loading dock
20 Dec 22
Systems and methods for the modification of loading dock environments are provided that allow trailers and shipping containers on chassis' to park at a loading dock with closed doors and have these doors opened into the loading dock environment and resealed while the trailer remains at the loading dock.
Andrew F. Smith, Lawrence S. Klein, Joseph A. Welsh, JohnDavid A. Arnott, Chandler R. Deimund
Filed: 26 Aug 20
Utility
System and Method for Connection of Service Lines to Trailer Fronts by Automated Trucks
24 Nov 22
This invention provides a system and method for allowing motion of a robotic manipulator on an AV truck in connecting to a native gladhand on a trailer front that represents and constructs a model of this free space on-the-fly, in the manner of an Obstacle Detection and Obstacle Avoidance (OD/OA) system and process.
Jarvis A. Schultz, Matthew S. Johannes, William L. Spies, II, Daniel R. Wahl, Lawrence S. Klein
Filed: 26 Apr 22
Utility
Systems and methods for automated operation and handling of autonomous trucks and trailers hauled thereby
30 Aug 22
A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided.
Andrew F. Smith, Lawrence S. Klein, Stephen A. Langenderfer, Martin E. Sotola, Vikas Bahl, Mark H. Rosenblum, Peter James, Dale Rowley, Matthew S. Johannes, Gary Seminara, Jeremy M. Nett
Filed: 21 Feb 19
Utility
Jackstand for Automated Trailer Loading Dock
25 Aug 22
Automated jackstand systems and methods deploy a jackstand to support a front end of a trailer parked at an automated loading dock.
Andrew F. Smith, Martin Edward Sotola, Peter James, Lawrence S. Klein, Matthew Steven Johannes, Jonathan Record, Garold McKinney
Filed: 18 Feb 22
Utility
System and Method for Optimizing Mission Planning, Task Management and Routing for Autonomous Yard Trucks
9 Jun 22
This invention provides system and method for optimizing the operation of a shipping facility having trailers that are handled using AV yard trucks.
Harry Philip Walton
Filed: 12 Nov 21
Utility
Systems and methods for modifying loading dock environments to enable trailer swing doors to open inside of a loading dock
10 May 22
Systems and methods for the modification of loading dock environments are provided that allow trailers and shipping containers on chassis' to park at a loading dock with closed doors and have these doors opened into the loading dock environment and resealed while the trailer remains at the loading dock.
Andrew F. Smith, Lawrence S. Klein, Joseph A. Welsh, JohnDavid A. Arnott, Chandler R. Deimund
Filed: 23 Jul 20
Utility
System and Method for Operating and Managing an Autonomous Vehicle Interchange Zone
20 Jan 22
This provides a system and method for handling the interchange of trailers between an over the road (OTR) truck and an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck in a facility yard includes an interchange zone (IZ) that is bounded by a predetermined boundary structure, having an OTR entry gate and an OTR exit gate on a first side and an AV entry gate and an AV exit gate on a second side.
Andrew F. Smith, Joseph A. Welsh, William N. Klarquist, Peter James, Geoffrey W. Johnson, Kayla M. Holcomb, Lawrence S. Klein, Jason L. Williams, Floyd C. Henning, Jeremy M. Nett
Filed: 27 May 21
Utility
Systems and methods for automated operation and handling of autonomous trucks and trailers hauled thereby
24 Aug 21
A system and method for operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV) yard truck is provided.
Andrew F. Smith, Gary Seminara, Jeremy M. Nett, Lawrence S. Klein, Stephen A. Langenderfer, Martin E. Sotola, Vikas Bahl, Mark H. Rosenblum, Peter James, Dale Rowley, Matthew S. Johannes
Filed: 21 Feb 19