Patents Examined by Steven M. Buc
  • Patent number: 8095257
    Abstract: The electronic control apparatus includes a rewritable nonvolatile memory, a first function of performing a monitoring operation to detect abnormalities in each of a first to N-th (N being an integer larger than 2) items, and a second function of, when the first function detects an abnormality in an M-th (M being an integer larger than 1 and not larger than the N), storing an abnormality code indicative of the detected abnormality in the rewritable nonvolatile memory. The second function is configured to store an identification information associated with the M-th item so that the M-th item can be identified from the first to N-th items in the rewritable nonvolatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kondoh, Koukichi Shimizu