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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:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael C McGrath, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Michael A Hedding, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Hayes Wheels International, Inc., Romulus, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
303-7 ; 303 20 ; 303124 ;
Abstract
An electronic brake controller for actuating electric wheel brakes of a towed vehicle in response to braking of an associated towing vehicle. The controller includes a microprocessor responsive to the braking of the towing vehicle for generating an output signal for actuating the towed vehicle brakes in accordance with a brake response curve. The brake response curve can include a non-linear portion.