Granted Patent B2

US 12,573,821 · App. 19/079,146 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Inventors: Kurt Morrison (Smithville, MO); Scott F. Ruland (Kansas City, MO)

Assignee: DIT-MCO International LLC

H02G1/14H02G1/00H02G1/06

Abstract

Claims (22)

1 . A method for repairing an electrical system on a vehicle, comprising:

detecting a disruption to the electrical system on the vehicle, wherein a first cable is separated into a first portion and a second portion;

locating a non-damaged end of the first portion and connecting the non-damaged end of the first portion to a first handheld electronic tester;

locating a damaged end of the first portion and connecting the damaged end of the first portion to a second handheld electronic tester;

identifying, at the damaged end, a first conductor within the first portion by sending a signal from either the first handheld electronic tester or the handheld electronic tester to the other of the first or second handheld electronic tester through the first conductor;

connecting, at the damaged end, the first conductor to a first connector;

locating a non-damaged end of the second portion and connecting the non-damaged end of the second portion to a third handheld electronic tester;

locating a damaged end of the second portion and connecting the damaged end of the second portion to a fourth handheld electronic tester;

identifying, at the damaged end, the first conductor within the second portion by sending a signal from one of the third or fourth handheld electronic testers to the other of the third or fourth handheld electronic testers through the first conductor;

connecting, at the damaged end, the first conductor to a second connector; and

electrically connecting the first connector with the second connector.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: testing to ensure the non-damaged end of the first portion of the first conductor is in electrical communication with the non-damaged end of the second portion of the first conductor.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein electrically connecting the first connector with the second connector comprises connecting a first end of an electrical extension cable with the first connector and a second end of the electrical cable with the second connector.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the electrical extension cable is selected from a plurality of electrical extension cables in an emergency repair kit.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the first handheld electronic tester, the second handheld electronic tester, the third handheld electronic tester, and the fourth handheld electronic tester are removed from the emergency repair kit.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein electrically connecting the first connector with the second connector comprises directly connecting the first connector with the second connector.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

labeling the first conductor of the first portion, once identified, prior to connecting the first conductor of the first portion to the first connector; and

labeling the first conductor of the second portion, once identified, prior to connecting the first conductor of the second portion to the second connector.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the first cable is electrically separated from the second portion of the first cable as a result of the disruption to the electrical system.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first conductor is one of a plurality of conductors within the first cable.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first handheld electronic tester and the second handheld electronic tester are functionally identical, such that the two can be interchanged for each other.

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