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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:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Sheungchun Hsu, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Donald Joe Adams, Knoxville, TN (US);
Gui-Jia Su, Knoxville, TN (US);
Laura D. Marlino, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Curtis W. Ayers, Kingston, TN (US);
Chester Coomer, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 2/312 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 2/312 ;
Abstract
This disclosure provides an integrated thermal management system and methods for managing the cooling of electrical devices and components and the heating and cooling of the passengers' compartment in a hybrid or full electric vehicle to reduce the cost and volume of such systems.