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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:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2004
Jack D. Patterson, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Matthew W. Starks, Burlington, MI (US);
Steven L. Melvin, Scotts, MI (US);
Kevin D. Snow, Augusta, MI (US);
Roger Allen Graves, Jr., Battle Creek, MI (US);
Jack D. Patterson, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Matthew W. Starks, Burlington, MI (US);
Steven L. Melvin, Scotts, MI (US);
Kevin D. Snow, Augusta, MI (US);
Roger Allen Graves, Jr., Battle Creek, MI (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A data link tester comprises a computer capable of a connection with a communications bus in a piece of equipment having at least one component in selective contact with the bus. The computer contains instructions for (1) building a roster comprising at least one identifier of the component and (2) then performing a diagnostic step comprising at least one of (i) analyzing communications received from the communications bus to determine the condition of communications with respect to the component, (ii) determining whether a message that contains the identifier has been received from the communications bus within a specified period of time, and (iii) diagnosing at least one fault condition in CAN communications in the communications bus by performing at least one CAN message check comprising determining whether a CAN message has been received from the communications bus and then performing at least one second diagnostic step. In some embodiments, the piece of equipment is a vehicle.