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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. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven V. Christensen, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Brett J. Janson, East Peoria, IL (US);
Rob E. Stone, Metamora, IL (US);
Wayne J. Wulfert, East Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 1/908 ; B60G 1/708 ; B60P 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 1/908 ; B60G 1/708 ; B60P 1/04 ;
Abstract
A control system for use in connection with control systems on construction equipment includes an electronic control module that records pressure sensor signals of a hydraulic pressure sensor and responsively determines whether the pressure sensor has failed.