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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Lyle Stanley Bryan, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Thomas Michael Banas, High Point, NC (US);
John Steven Cowan, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventors:
Lyle Stanley Bryan, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Thomas Michael Banas, High Point, NC (US);
John Steven Cowan, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A driver module is provided for controlling operation of a fuel pump of a vehicle. The driver module includes switching circuitry for switching transmission of electrical power to the fuel pump, and a processor for executing a series of programmable instructions for controlling the switching circuitry in accordance with at least one signal received from a restraint control module (RCM) of the vehicle.