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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:
Aug. 02, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert C James, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Dale M Cherney, Howards Grove, WI (US);
Assignee:
The Thames Group Ltd., Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180271 ; 454 75 ; 340438 ;
Abstract
A system for monitoring carbon monoxide (CO) levels produced by the operation of a vehicle's engine. The system includes a detector in the vehicle's passenger compartment for detecting the concentration of CO inside the compartment and circuitry for generating a HIGH CO signal when the detected concentration of CO inside the compartment is greater than a predetermined level. The system disables the operation of the engine in response to the HIGH CO signal. The system also senses a status condition of the vehicle and inhibits the disabling of the engine when the status condition is sensed.