Patents Assigned to Active Technology II, LLC
  • Vehicle communication method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7741960
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for binary communication between a vehicle and a trailer transmits high voltage and low voltage signals detectable as high bits and low bits aggregated into messages. A controller in the vehicle and trailer subsystems each include transceivers for transmitting messages across the vehicle's powerbus that are detectable when current flows across the powerbus. The apparatus and method are useful for controlling trailer brakes via a blue wire interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Active Technology II, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Hoogenakker, Donald Pieronek