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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:
Dec. 25, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred Forster, Schwandorf, DE;
Rudolf Zimmermann, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin & Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
367 99 ; 367909 ; 367 13 ; 340904 ; 73 / ;
Abstract
A motor vehicle backup monitor introduces a reflector into the detection range of a sensor in predetermined manner during a test phase. The reflector can comprise, for example, the flap of the housing which encloses the sensor. The reflector is removed from the detection range of the sensor during its operational phase. The monitor unit is particularly applicable to ultrasonic sensors used to monitor a motor vehicle when it is backing up.