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Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2016
Applicant:

Daniel Jones, Overland Park, KS (US);

Inventor:

Daniel Jones, Overland Park, KS (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/06 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02N 11/10 (2006.01); F02P 11/04 (2006.01); F02P 5/15 (2006.01); F02D 17/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/497 (2006.01); F02D 41/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60K 28/06 (2013.01); B60K 28/063 (2013.01); B60W 50/087 (2013.01); F02D 41/0097 (2013.01); F02D 41/021 (2013.01); F02N 11/101 (2013.01); F02P 11/04 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0836 (2013.01); B60W 2540/24 (2013.01); F02D 17/04 (2013.01); F02D 2041/281 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0406 (2013.01); F02D 2200/60 (2013.01); F02D 2250/26 (2013.01); F02D 2400/11 (2013.01); F02N 2200/10 (2013.01); F02P 5/1502 (2013.01); G01N 33/4972 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sobriety ignition interlock system including an engine control device and a method for managing available vehicle engine power using the sobriety ignition interlock system. The engine control device includes an engine control processor (ECP) that is electronically connected in between an engine control unit (ECU), an engine sensor assembly, and a sobriety processor. The sobriety processor determines a sobriety level of a vehicle driver and sends a corresponding sobriety signal to the ECP. The ECP intercepts an engine signal transmitted from the engine sensor assembly to the ECU and manipulates the engine signal according to the sobriety signal, in order to manage the available power of the vehicle engine.


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