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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007

Filed:

Apr. 08, 2004
Applicants:

Martin Woltereck, Petershausen, DE;

Joseph G. D'ambrosio, Clarkston, MI (US);

Robert J. Disser, Dayton, OH (US);

Michael Graef, Graefeling, DE;

Darryl L. Greathouse, Freeland, MI (US);

Juergen Guldner, Vaterstetten, DE;

Christoph Jung, Karlsfeld, DE;

Patrick A. Mescher, Bellbrook, OH (US);

Scott A. Millsap, Grand Blanc, MI (US);

Hendrikus Smakman, Munich, DE;

Jon T. Zumberge, Dayton, OH (US);

Inventors:

Martin Woltereck, Petershausen, DE;

Joseph G. D'Ambrosio, Clarkston, MI (US);

Robert J. Disser, Dayton, OH (US);

Michael Graef, Graefeling, DE;

Darryl L. Greathouse, Freeland, MI (US);

Juergen Guldner, Vaterstetten, DE;

Christoph Jung, Karlsfeld, DE;

Patrick A. Mescher, Bellbrook, OH (US);

Scott A. Millsap, Grand Blanc, MI (US);

Hendrikus Smakman, Munich, DE;

Jon T. Zumberge, Dayton, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An electrical system comprised of at least two control modules as well as at least one power supply module. The present invention improves functional reliability of electrical systems by configuring a power supply module as a smart device and connecting it to at least one of the control modules for the purpose of data exchange and, in case of a malfunction, transforming the control module(s) to one of a stand-alone operating mode and a cut-off state.


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