End-of-life disabling of a diagnostic test system

This invention describes a diagnostic testing machine designed to automatically stop working after a certain period or amount of use. It includes a component that performs diagnostic tests and another component that tracks the machine's operational lifetime. Once this lifetime reaches a preset limit, the tracking component permanently disables the test machine.

Why it matters: Filed before the widespread availability of low-cost, powerful embedded processors and sensors. These advancements make implementing reliable lifetime tracking and automated disabling much more economical and precise, enhancing quality control in diagnostic systems.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: ModerateSoftware logic, electronics, permanent disabling mechanism.

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