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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:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Elaine Y. Chen, Dearborn, MI (US);
William Treharne, Ypsilanti Township, MI (US);
Wayne Buescher, Canton, MI (US);
Thomas Fox, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Elaine Y. Chen, Dearborn, MI (US);
William Treharne, Ypsilanti Township, MI (US);
Wayne Buescher, Canton, MI (US);
Thomas Fox, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/32 (2006.01); F25B 41/00 (2006.01); F25B 49/00 (2006.01); F25B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An engine configured to drive a compressor of a vehicle air conditioning system is controlled based on a threshold condition. In at least one embodiment, a comfort-level selection is received, a threshold condition is determined based on the comfort-level, and a vehicle interior condition is detected. The engine is requested to run if the interior condition exceeds the threshold condition.