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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:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Surender K. Makhija, Brookfield, WI (US);
Steven J. Sparacino, Portage, MI (US);
Thomas L. Webster, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
SPX Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/26 ;
Abstract
A system comprised of a computer that contains a display device such as monitor, an input device (e.g. a keyboard or a touch screen), a storage device such as a hard-drive, and software capable of collecting data. The data is collected from an adapter of which one end is attached to the computer and the other one end and attached to an automotive part. The automotive part is tested and performance data extracted. The data is sent to a remote location or to the computer where it is compiled for a wire variety of uses.