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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2021
Applicant:

Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);

Inventors:

Sibu Varughese, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Martín Nespolo, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);

Thomas Krzyzak, Livonia, MI (US);

Gareth Webb, New Hudson, MI (US);

Wilson Yim, Troy, MI (US);

Matthew Johnson, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Assignee:

DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60H 3/00 (2006.01); B60H 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/008 (2013.01); B60H 1/00028 (2013.01); B60H 1/00864 (2013.01); B60H 3/0085 (2013.01); B60H 3/0625 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle system includes: at least one of: a particulate matter sensor configured to measure an amount of particulate within a passenger cabin of a vehicle; and a volatile organic compounds (VOC) sensor configured to measure an amount of VOCs within the passenger cabin of the vehicle; and a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system including a blower; a blower control module configured to: operate the blower in a first direction and blow air into the passenger cabin of the vehicle; and based on at least one of the amount of particulate and the amount of VOCs within the passenger cabin of the vehicle, selectively operate the blower in a second direction that is opposite the first direction, thereby blowing air from within the passenger cabin out through the HVAC system.


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