Patents by Inventor Mary Hedges

Mary Hedges has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of diagnosing an electronic control unit
    Publication number: 20060025909
    Abstract: An electronic control unit and a method of diagnosing an electronic control unit on a vehicle are provided. The method includes the steps of storing in memory information on variables to collect, selecting a trigger, monitoring for a predetermined event, activating the trigger based on the detection of the event, collecting the variables upon activation of the trigger, and storing the collected variables in memory. The collected variable may be read via a pre-existing production serial link to diagnose the electronic control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventor: Mary Hedges