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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. 21, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2012
Applicant:
Erik a Kauppi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Erik A Kauppi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 29/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02M 25/028 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2013.01); F02D 29/02 (2013.01); F02D 2041/001 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); F02D 41/1446 (2013.01); F02D 41/266 (2013.01); F02D 41/0025 (2013.01); F02D 2200/60 (2013.01); F02M 25/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A programmable gauge having a read out (gauge), a microcontroller, an input to microcontroller, and an infrared receiver is disclosed. A handheld infrared transmitter is used to communicate with the programmable gauge. In some embodiments, the programmable gauge further includes an output control signal. In a nonlimiting example, the input to the microcontroller is a temperature sensor and the infrared transmitter is used to select a set point. When the microcontroller senses a temperature above the set point, the microcontroller provides an output signal, for example, to turn on a fan.