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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:
Nov. 28, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian D Mabee, Warren, MI (US);
Keith V Leigh-Monstevens, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Automotive Products plc, Warwickshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123399 ; 192-0052 ; 192-0033 ; 180179 ;
Abstract
A throttle control system including position sensing means to track the instantaneous position of the accelerator pedal, position sensing means to track the instantaneous position of the throttle valve, and a control module operative to compare the accelerator pedal and throttle valve position signals and generate a control signal for delivery to an actuator to position the throttle valve in response to the position called for by the accelerator pedal.