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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:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
William F. Pakkala, Owosso, MI (US);
Steven C. Kekel, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Daniel A. Crawford, Burton, MI (US);
Diana K. Voges, Fenton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 ; H01J 1/60 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 ; H01J 1/60 ;
Abstract
A method of monitoring faults in a vehicle bulb circuit including bulb and a fuse. The method includes detecting acceleration of the vehicle and comparing the acceleration of the vehicle to a limit. Based on the relationship of the acceleration to the limit, it is determined whether a fault exists in the bulb circuit. An indicator is activated in response to detecting a fault in the bulb circuit. A system for implementing the method is also disclosed.