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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2014
Gentherm Automotive Systems (China) Ltd., Langfang, CN;
Fred A. Brown, Coronado, CA (US);
Kenneth Hoffman, Mesa, AZ (US);
Gentherm Automotive Systems (China) LTD., Langfang, Hebi Prov., CN;
Abstract
A fan comprising: (a) an impeller, (b) a motor connected to the impeller so that during operation the motor drives the impeller to move a fluid; (c) an instrumentation assembly that includes one or more components for controlling one or more operations of the fan; (d) an interface in communication with the instrumentation assembly; wherein the interface is configured so that one or more programs, one or more signals, or both can be input into the fan after a final assembly of the fan so that the fan can be configured to perform a desired function at the time of installation into a final product, reconfigured for a different purpose than originally programmed, or both.