Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

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Leopold Kostal Gmbh & Co. Kg

Eric Gerd Schaefer

James C Rollinson

Manfred Koberstein

Kirk Pebley

Ranganathan Madhavan

Christos T Kyrtsos

Hafiz Shafeek Khafagy

Mark Allen Dearth

Gerhard Allan Dage

Eric Michael Rademacher

Paul Bryan Hoke

Leighton Ira Davis, Jr

Curtis Mark Jones

Lawrence C Karas

Volker Scheer

Rainer Vogt

Farouq Mozip

Kenneth Gerard Brown

Timothy James Hallifax

Timothy John Wallington

Mark C Barnett

Jonathan Wentworth

Kenneth Gerald Brown

George Anderson

A vehicle ventilating/cooling system may include at least one sun-load sensor arranged within the vehicle, and a controller configured to receive a sun-load signal indicating a sun-load level from the sensor and programmed to instruct at least one cooling component to conduct a purge of vehicle cabin air in response to the sun-load level exceeding a sun-load threshold.

Cabin purge for vehicle ventilating and cooling system

A method of controlling power to a vehicle accessory gradually shuts down power to the vehicle accessory and gradually restores power to the vehicle accessory. After a request for an auto-shutdown of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is detected, power to the vehicle accessory is reduced on a predetermined schedule responsive to such detection. The occurrence of a restart of the internal combustion engine of a vehicle is determined, and power supplied to the vehicle accessory is increased on a predetermined schedule responsive to the restart.

System and method for modulating power to vehicle accessories during auto-start and auto-stop

An espresso machine that includes a group control head for controlling the brewing and dispensing of espresso drinks. In particular, the group control head includes a novel arrangement of proximity switches, magnets, and centering post that allows for a more efficient workflow in the controlling, automating, and duplicating the brewing of multiple doses of espresso. An associated method for using the group control head is also described.

Apparatus and method for controlling an espresso machine

A method and apparatus controls a recirculation position of a return vent in an HVAC system for a vehicle with a compressor driven by a start/stop engine. A partial recirculation position is set according to a basic recirculation strategy while the engine is operating. An auto stop event is entered at a time with the compressor operating. A full recirculation position is set during the stop event by an HVAC controller if a plurality of low fogging probability indicators are true. The low fogging probability indicators include a sensed ambient temperature being above a predetermined temperature, a sensed state of a windshield wiper being an off state, and a sensed sunload being above a predetermined sunload. The return vent is set at other than the full recirculation position by the HVAC controller according to the basic recirculation strategy if the low fogging probability indicators are not true.

Vehicular HVAC system with modified air recirculation for start-stop engine

A method for controlling a stop/start vehicle includes commanding an engine auto start in response to a calibratable time interval elapsing after receiving an electric defroster activation request when the engine is auto stopped. The method may further include activating a defroster after the engine has been auto started. The method may additionally include activating a defroster indicator when the electric defroster activation is received. The method may further include inhibiting an engine auto stop in response to an electric defroster activation request when the engine is running and further in response to a battery charge being insufficient to support a predicted current draw, and signaling an alert to a vehicle driver.

Rear defrost control in stop/start vehicle

A vehicle air handling system includes an air conditioner having an inlet selectively opening to a source of fresh air or recirculated air from within the passenger compartment. A controller switches the source of inlet air to recirculated air under certain conditions in order to optimize system efficiency and component life.

Vehicle air handling system

A method for adapting a vehicle climate control system to a user comfort preference includes performing an adjustment strategy in response to assertion of at least one user-generated signal at less than a predetermined level and during less than a predetermined time interval and performing at least one adaptive strategy in response to assertion of the user-generated signal at greater than the predetermined level during the predetermined time interval.

Method and system for a two-second key hold convention for climate control

A method and an apparatus for quickly heating a portion of a vehicle , such as a windshield or backwindow . Particularly, apparatus includes several conductors which are coupled to electrical ground potential and which have opposed ends which are alternatingly coupled to a source of energy , thereby allowing the portion of the vehicle to be quickly heated.

Method and apparatus for heating a portion of a vehicle

A method of automatically controlling the operating speed of a vehicular windshield wiping system based on an average rate of change in the value of a sensor signal indicative of the moisture on the windshield. The wiping system includes a motor for driving at least one wiper blade at a high speed and a low speed, and a sensor mounted to the windshield for monitoring a portion of the windshield wiped by the at least one wiper blade. The method includes determining an average rate of change in the sensor signal value over a predetermined period of time and operating the wiper system with the motor at the high speed based on the average rate of change in the sensor signal value. In one embodiment, the method includes wiper system is operated with the motor at the high speed based on the frequency with which the average rate of change in the sensor signal value drops below a first predetermined threshold.

Method of controlling a windshield wiper system

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Eric Gerd Schaefer