Caterpillar Inc.

Towmotor Corporation

Gwenne A Henricks

William Pickering

Stephen W Rector

Wayne T Wiblin

An apparatus for filtering radio frequency interference from digital signals. The filter uses a resistor, an inductor and a capacitor to provide a filter with a broad bandwidth capable of passing high frequency digital signals, while severely attenuating radio frequencies coupled to the digital signals. The filter is used primarily in conjunction with an electronic control to filter input signals to the control from remote sensors.

Filtering of electromagnetic interference from a digital signal

An apparatus (10) is provided for controllably operating at least one solenoid coil (12) in a battery operated system. The mean voltage applied to the coil (12) is controlled in response to at least the battery voltage, facilitating the use of various battery voltages with a single voltage coil (12). The apparatus (10) is readily adapted for controlling multiple coils (12) and is digital in design.

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East Peoria, IL, United States of America

Gwenne A Henricks