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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. 29, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
James J Neigebauer, Milford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
731181 ; 3644241 ;
Abstract
A method and system for a torque converter clutch solenoid functional test which discriminates between electronic component failures from other subsystem failures, such as mechanical or hydraulic failures utilizing a plurality of counters for monitoring the state of the solenoid (34) and other subsystem components.