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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. 21, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshiyuki Nakajima, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340427 ; 340426 ; 3404255 ;
Abstract
An economical and highly reliable vehicle theft prevention device imposes a reduced load on a vehicle's battery. The theft prevention device includes a remote control having a transmitter. On the vehicle, there is provided a current controlling circuit which allows a receiver for the transmitter to operate for only a predetermined period of time. The receiver is allowed to operate for the predetermined period of time immediately after the ignition switch is opened, and immediately after a designated electrical accessory switch of the vehicle is closed.