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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:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Akira Sasaki, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 7/00 ;
Abstract
The power window apparatus has a driver's seat side window operating unit and passenger seat side window operating units that have window open/close motors. Each of the window operating units has a window open switch, a window close switch, motor drive means, and motor drive control means for controlling the motor drive means. At least one of the window operating units has submersion detecting means for outputting a submersion detection signal when the submersion of the automobile is detected. The window operating units have signal transmission terminals that transmit and/or receive the submersion detection signal generated by the submersion detecting means.