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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W Shank, Big Rapids, MI (US);
Nadi S Findikli, Reed City, MI (US);
Assignee:
Nartron Corporation, Reed City, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H / ; G05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36442405 ; 1231 / ; 1231 / ; 219202 ; 219205 ; 219208 ; 237 / ; 237 / ; 237 / ;
Abstract
A control unit for operating an auxiliary vehicle heater at cold temperature. The unit can be preprogrammed or manually actuated and includes a plurality of sensors and control outputs for operating the auxiliary heater. The time of operation is based upon sensed ambient temperature. A compartment fan is operated automatically by the control unit to warm the passenger compartment.