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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:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Everhart, Knoxville, TN (US);
Lloyd G. B. Cooper, Birmingham, AL (US);
Assignee:
IdleAire Technologies Corporation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/22 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling the inside of a parked vehicle particularly a parked truck includes a HVAC unit and electric switching apparatus supported in a parking area with cabling and hosing which connects to the parked vehicle via a head unit. The head unit includes a cover which opens to expose controls housed in said unit utilizing a central processor which in turn communicate for example via the Internet to a server providing for activation of the unit and payment for the services.