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Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2024
Applicant:

Cox Automotive, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Connor Benjamin Taylor, Norman, OK (US);

David Keith Howland, Yukon, OK (US);

Assignee:

Cox Automotive, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/66 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/66 (2020.01);
Abstract

System and method for determining a status of a contactor is provided. An excitation signal is generated. The excitation signal is propagated towards a contactor. A a peak value of a resulting signal resulting from a reflected signal reflected from the contactor and the excitation signal is detected. The peak value is compared with a predetermined value. The contactor is determined as welded in response to determining that the peak value is greater than the predetermined value.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Taylor, Connor. (2026). Method and apparatus for determining the status of a contactor (U.S. Patent No. 12704562). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12704562

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