Motor vehicles – With means for promoting safety of vehicle – its occupant or... – Responsive to engagement of portion of perimeter of vehicle...
Reexamination Certificate
2004-02-17
2008-10-14
To, Toan C (Department: 3616)
Motor vehicles
With means for promoting safety of vehicle, its occupant or...
Responsive to engagement of portion of perimeter of vehicle...
C180S284000, C701S084000, C701S085000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07434649
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a system and method for degrading and disabling a vehicle's engine throttle. The vehicle disable system includes a throttle position sensor that generates a throttle position signal, an electronic control module (“ECM”) input connected to the ECM on which the throttle position sensor provides the throttle position signal to the ECM, and an override input that enables an idling signal to be transmitted to the ECM instead of the throttle position signal. The method of the present invention includes the steps of receiving an input signal related to the state of the driver input mechanism, interpreting the input signal, and at least one of degrading and disabling the throttle based on the interpretation of the input signal.
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Bolduc Timothy D.
Griffin R. Clarkson
Hedges Christopher A.
Hunt Gerald P.
Prieto Luis A.
Delphi Technologies Inc.
Funke Jimmy L.
To Toan C
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