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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:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolfgang Bäker, Braunschweig, DE;
Thomas Ruchatz, Lehre, DE;
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, Wolfburg/Fallersleben, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/25 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/25 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and to a device for operating a braking system in motor vehicles including both a service brake and a parking brake in which an acoustic signal is given when the vehicle is held in the stopped condition exclusively by the service brake for a predetermined period of time, and further providing for integration of driver actions to prevent dangerous situations.