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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. 09, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J Vrabel, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Dennis W Rhee, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Michael R Seeger, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ; B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340438 ; 340436 ; 340514 ; 340516 ; 180271 ; 280735 ; 307 101 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for periodically checking the critical resistance value of an airbag igniter ('squib') component and determining if the resistance exceeds a predetermined maximum value.