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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. 15, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael C McGrath, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Wayne M Groleau, Novi, MI (US);
Michael A Hedding, Canton, MI (US);
Brian J Stockford, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Sullivan, Brighton, 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 actuation of the brakes of an associated towing vehicle. The brake controller includes a sensor for producing a brake control signal which is representative of the desired braking of the towed vehicle. The controller also includes a microprocessor for responsive to the brake control signal for generating an output signal for actuating the electric wheel brakes of the towed vehicle.