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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2005
Applicants:
Joseph A. Bell, Markle, IN (US);
Matthew J. Gumbel, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Inventors:
Joseph A. Bell, Markle, IN (US);
Matthew J. Gumbel, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Warrenville, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Control of an accessory lighting array for temporary installation on a towed vehicle through the controller area network of a towing vehicle is effected through access to the controller area network over a bus extension, and connection of an accessory controller to the bus extension for decoding network status messages for operation.