US 11,938,766 B2
Communication device, system, and method for active control of external vehicle components
Fred Brickley, Novi, MI (US); Chandrakumar D. Kulkarni, Battle Creek, MI (US); and Francis Bernart, North Canton, OH (US)
Assigned to HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC., Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed by HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC., Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/850,153.
Application 17/850,153 is a continuation of application No. 16/534,264, filed on Aug. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,370,255.
Application 16/534,264 is a continuation of application No. 15/681,729, filed on Aug. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,377,196, issued on Aug. 13, 2019.
Application 15/681,729 is a continuation of application No. 15/261,312, filed on Sep. 9, 2016, granted, now 9,738,125, issued on Aug. 22, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/337,692, filed on May 17, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0324276 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60D 1/26 (2006.01); B60D 1/62 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); B60W 30/02 (2012.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC B60D 1/26 (2013.01) [B60D 1/62 (2013.01); B60W 50/0098 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); B60W 30/02 (2013.01); B60W 2300/14 (2013.01); B60W 2422/70 (2013.01); B60W 2422/95 (2013.01); B60W 2510/182 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 18 Claims
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1. A control system for active control of external vehicle components, the control system comprising:
a trailer brake controller;
a tire pressure monitoring system operatively coupled with the trailer brake controller; and
a controller in operative communication with at least one of the tire pressure monitoring system and the trailer brake controller to receive data with respect to the tire pressure monitoring system and wherein the controller processes the data and sends a direction to act to the trailer brake controller based, in part, on the data from the tire pressure monitoring system.