The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenji Tsubone, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324678 ; 324548 ; 324519 ; 340436 ;
Abstract
A diagnostic circuit for checking a capacity of a backup condenser having a check circuit in which the clamp means includes a Zener diode and a transistor connected in parallel with the backup condenser and the current flowing through a charge resistor, the Zener diode and the transistor during a time B that the transistor is turned on by a microprocessor, results in the terminal voltage of the backup condenser to be clamped to a predetermined clamp voltage.