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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:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Maass, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ; B60Q / ; H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324414 ; 324403 ; 324500 ; 324537 ; 3404255 ; 340458 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for testing the exterior lights on a vehicle includes a controller supported by the vehicle and adapted to turn on the exterior lights in response to an actuation signal. A remote control device is adapted to provide the actuation signal from outside the vehicle. A method is also provided for testing the exterior lights including using the remote control device from outside the vehicle to direct the controller to turn on some or all of the exterior lights.