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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:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
John V. Ripley, Elyria, OH (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/700 ;
Abstract
A system and a method which measure and record brake pressure data representing the brake application and release timing of service brake systems and the brake application timing of parking brake systems. The brake pressure data are used to determine if a specific vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment meets the minimum performance requirements of FMVSS . As a result, compliance with the service brake and parking brake timing with the parameters set forth in FMVSS may be verified, and other brake system diagnostic tests may be performed.