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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:
Mar. 17, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tamas Imre Pattantyus, North Olmsted, OH (US);
Assignee:
AlliedSignal Truck Brake Systems Co., Elyria, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
327110 ; 327 20 ; 327333 ; 361 18 ; 361 86 ; 36442615 ;
Abstract
An electronic interface custom integrated circuit which provides interfacing between micro-controller devices and field effect transistors in truck or car anti-lock braking systems for controlling solenoid valves to modulate the pressure in the brake chambers or brake cylinders. The interface circuit includes built-in diagnostic and safety features including fault protection interlock, safety interlocks, status indication outputs and a special purpose analog output for enhancing the performance of anti-lock braking system electronic control units.