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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. 16, 1999
Filed:
May. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin J Aislabie, Warks, GB;
Mark David McBroom, Northville, MI (US);
Karienne Ann Yockey, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeffrey S Arsenault, Plymouth, MI (US);
Chris G Oehring, Monroe, MI (US);
Assignees:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jaguar Cars Limited, Coventry, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62133 ; 62186 ; 62244 ; 165204 ; 454121 ;
Abstract
A method and system for controlling a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle to prevent fogging of a windshield of the automotive vehicle is provided. The method and system include a determination of whether the vehicle has been recently turned 'off', and upon determining the vehicle has been recently turned 'off', commanding the HVAC system to a floor mode.