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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. 30, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dan Negrin, Wiesbaden, DE;
Assignee:
Kelsey-Hayes Company, Livonia, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
303149 ; 303190 ;
Abstract
A method and system for detecting a braking event on a high mu surface while in four-wheel drive and modifying the anti-lock brake control accordingly. The method includes determining whether the vehicle is braking on a high mu surface and inhibiting brake pressure application to the rear wheels until it is determined the vehicle is braking on a high mu surface. The system includes wheel speed sensors, an electronic control unit and control valves for carrying out the method.