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Patent Owner(s)

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FAG KUGELFISCHER GEORG SCHAFER KGAA A CORP OF GERMANY	SCHWEINFURT GERMANY

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• F16C:SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OF CRANKSHAFT ME....

• 1992 Application Filing Year
• F16C Class
• 405 Applications Filed
• 194 Patents Issued To-Date
• 47.91 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Heinz, Norbert	Uechtelhausen, DE	4	83
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 83

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• 36 Citation Count
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US Patent No: 8368561

Apparatus and method for simulating a vehicle tracking device in a vehicle

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A simulated vehicle tracking device is installed in a conspicuous location in a vehicle. The simulated vehicle tracking device outwardly resembles the appearance of a functional vehicle tracking device, including indicator lights which flash on and off in a pattern to simulate the operation of indicator lights on a functioning vehicle tracking device. An functional vehicle tracking device is installed in an inconspicuous location in the vehicle. A person inclined to disable vehicle tracking will remove or disable the simulated vehicle tracking device instead of the functional vehicle tracking device.

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