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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2023
Applicant:
Fca Us Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stephanie R Beck, Pinckney, MI (US);
Anthony N Gorney, Oxford, MI (US);
Roger C Sager, Munith, MI (US);
Scott E Henson, Chelsea, MI (US);
Assignee:
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/02 (2012.01); F02D 41/22 (2006.01); F02P 5/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/0205 (2013.01); F02D 41/22 (2013.01); F02P 5/1502 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); B60W 2510/0638 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0676 (2013.01); B60W 2520/00 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4029 (2020.02); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02);
Abstract
In at least some implementations, a method for initiating a test cycle in a vehicle diagnostic includes determining if vehicle operation parameters meet enablement criteria for a test cycle, determining a time to an impediment, comparing the time to the impediment to a duration of the test cycle, and initiating the test cycle when the time to the impediment is greater than the duration of the test cycle, and not initiating the test cycle when the time to the impediment is less than the duration of the test cycle.