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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
Thermo King Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cullen Evan Hall, Savage, MN (US);
Gary McGinley, Lakeville, MN (US);
Erich Albert Lucht, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Michael James Vanous, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael Dean Turnquist, Maple Grove, MN (US);
THERMO KING CORPORATION, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A system and method for preventing unauthorized modification to engine control software or an engine control system of, for example, a refrigerated transport application is provided. Particularly, the embodiments described herein prevent unauthorized parties from inadvertently or intentionally making changes to the engine control software used for controlling the engine or the engine control system that could, for example, potentially bypass emission strategies implemented in the refrigerated transport application. Accordingly, emission strategies such as, for example, EPA Tier IV not-to-exceed ('NTE') regulations can be maintained.