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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Gentherm Gmbh, Odelzhausen, DE;
Inventors:
Shaun Calvin Howick, LaSalle, CA;
Goran Bajic, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
GENTHERM GMBH, Odelzhausen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/56 (2006.01); H05B 3/34 (2006.01); H05B 3/84 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/5685 (2013.01); B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60N 2/5678 (2013.01); H05B 1/0238 (2013.01); H05B 3/34 (2013.01); H05B 3/845 (2013.01); H05B 2203/003 (2013.01); H05B 2203/004 (2013.01); H05B 2203/005 (2013.01); H05B 2203/006 (2013.01); H05B 2203/011 (2013.01); H05B 2203/013 (2013.01); H05B 2203/016 (2013.01); H05B 2203/017 (2013.01); H05B 2203/02 (2013.01); H05B 2203/026 (2013.01); H05B 2203/029 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is disclosed a heater for an automotive vehicle or other article of manufacture. The heater typically includes a first conductive medium and a second conductive medium disposed upon a carrier. In a preferred embodiment, the first conductive medium includes a first section and a second section that are electrically connected by a second conductive medium. The second conductive medium preferably exhibits a positive thermal coefficient.