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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2008
Applicants:
Douglas Piccard, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jin Wang, Powell, OH (US);
Kevin Lloyd Newman, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Raymond C. Siciak, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Piccard, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jin Wang, Powell, OH (US);
Kevin Lloyd Newman, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Raymond C. Siciak, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/20 (2007.10); B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/004 (2013.01); B60H 1/00278 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hybrid electric vehicle includes an internal combustion engine and an electrical power storage unit. The engine and power storage unit are configured to provide motive power for the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a heater core in fluid communication with the engine, power storage unit and vehicle's cabin.