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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francois Charette, Canton, MI (US);
Hsiao-An Hsieh, Troy, MI (US);
Keng D. Hsueh, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Vy Tran, Canton, MI (US);
Rick Hooker, Westland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/914 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/914 ;
Abstract
A sound detector device for locating and diagnosing sound in a motor vehicle includes a headphone and a plurality of directional microphones. The sound detector device also includes a main unit having a circuit operatively connected to the headphone and the directional microphones for allowing an operator to diagnose sound in the motor vehicle.