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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Gentherm Incorporated, Novi, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ioannis Androulakis, Livonia, MI (US);
Vladimir Jovovic, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Chad Westerman, Milford, MI (US);
Ankit Tiwari, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Michael Neil Maass, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
GENTHERM INCORPORATED, Northville, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/56 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/5685 (2013.01); B60N 2/0024 (2023.08); B60N 2/5621 (2013.01); B60N 2/0034 (2023.08); B60N 2210/30 (2023.08);
Abstract
A method of controlling occupant thermal comfort includes the steps of driving a temperature in a seating zone to a temperature set point (), holding the temperature set point in the seating zone for a predetermined time (), and regulating the temperature in the seating zone to a corrected temperature set point based upon an equivalent homogenous temperature relating to vehicle cabin conditions and occupant gender ().