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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. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert B Hutter, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/08 ;
Abstract
In one form, the present invention provides an apparatus for controlling a windshield wiper system of a motor vehicle in combination with the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle has a steering wheel. The apparatus includes a first actuation device coupled to the windshield wiper system. The first actuation device controls continuous operation of the windshield wiper system at a selected speed. The second actuation device is coupled to the windshield wiper system and is operative to temporarily increase the selected speed selected by the first actuation device. The second actuation device includes a button for attachment to the steering wheel.