| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE38181 |
Dehumidifying mechanism for auto air conditioner with improved space utilization and thermal eff |
July 15, 2003 |
| An improved dehumidification system for automotive use includes a rotating, wheel like heat exchanger with axially open cells that carry a water adsorbing material. Opposed ambient air and heated air flows, covering opposite halves of the wheel, continually adsorb water on one side and a |
| 7610767 |
Thermoelectrically heated/cooled seat with improved transient response using a proportioning val |
November 3, 2009 |
| A thermo-electric device has a seat side and a cabin side for delivering heating and cooling air from a HVAC module to seat passages of a vehicle seat assembly. A selector is included for setting a desired or control temperature T.sub.control of the seat assembly. A comparator is include |
| 7533535 |
Thermally conditioned container for a vehicle |
May 19, 2009 |
| A thermo-electric device is disposed in series with the HVAC module for heating and cooling air T.sub.a from the HVAC module for delivery to seat passages of a seat assembly and/or to a thermal container. The thermoelectric device includes a thermoelectric module, a heat exchanger ha |
| 7238101 |
Thermally conditioned vehicle seat |
July 3, 2007 |
| A thermoelectric device is disposed in series with the HVAC module for heating and cooling air T.sub.a from the HVAC module for delivery to seat passages of a seat assembly. The thermoelectric device includes a thermoelectric module, a heat exchanger having cold and hot sides, ductwo |
| 7228689 |
Thermo-electric and HVAC seat cooling and heating mode door integration |
June 12, 2007 |
| A heating and cooling and air conditioning (HVAC) module housing wherein the defrost outlet and the vent outlet and the seat outlet are disposed next adjacent to one another and a first plate overlies the defrost outlet and the seat outlet and a second plate overlies the seat outlet |
| 7093451 |
Blowoff valve assembly with integrated pressure switch |
August 22, 2006 |
| A blowoff valve assembly includes a diaphragm separating a refrigerant connection from an ambient port open to the atmosphere. The refrigerant connection is preferably connected to air conditioning system such that the diaphragm is in contact with refrigerant from the system. The dia |
| 7063137 |
Heat pump with secondary loop air-conditioning system |
June 20, 2006 |
| A chiller-condenser is disposed downstream of a condenser and a chiller-evaporator is disposed downstream of the chiller-condenser. A main three-way valve is disposed between the compressor and the condenser for directing flow from the compressor to the condenser in the air-condition |
| 6983793 |
Dual evaporator air conditioning system and method of use |
January 10, 2006 |
| A dual evaporator air conditioning system and method for use therewith to cool air in front and rear portions of a cabin of a vehicle. The dual evaporator air conditioning system includes primary and auxiliary HVAC units to cool the air in the front and rear portions of the cabin, re |
| 6968706 |
HVAC system with refrigerant venting |
November 29, 2005 |
| Each blow-off valve includes a valve body with a first movable wall defining a portion of the liquid fluid passage therein and a second movable wall defining a portion of the suction fluid passage therein. An actuator interconnects the movable walls for simultaneously moving the wall |
| 6966498 |
Solar radiation compensation method for a vehicle climate control |
November 22, 2005 |
| A vehicle climate control is compensated for direct and indirect infrared heat loading due to solar radiation based on a mean radiant temperature sensor and a cabin air temperature sensor. The mean radiant temperature sensor include a temperature responsive element such as a thermistor |
| 6915646 |
HVAC system with cooled dehydrator |
July 12, 2005 |
| An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes an accumulator/dehydrator (A/D) disposed in the suction fluid line for accumulating refrigerant and a heat transfer jacket surrounds the A/D for exchanging heat with the A/D and the refrigerant therein. The heat transfer jacket may define |
| 6907748 |
HVAC system with refrigerant venting |
June 21, 2005 |
| Each blow-off valve includes a valve body with a first movable wall defining a portion of the liquid fluid passage therein and a second movable wall defining a portion of the suction fluid passage therein. An actuator interconnects the movable walls for simultaneously moving the wall |
| 6758054 |
Dual evaporator air conditioning system and method of use |
July 6, 2004 |
| A dual evaporator air conditioning system and method for use therewith is provided to cool air in front and rear portions of a cabin of a vehicle. The dual evaporator air conditioning system includes primary and auxiliary HVAC units having primary and auxiliary evaporators, respectively, |
| 6748761 |
HVAC system with evaporator warming |
June 15, 2004 |
| An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes an evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant and including a predetermined portion in which refrigerant pools. A device for directing the flow of air to the predetermined portion to minimize the pooling of refrigerant in the predeter |
| 6748756 |
HVAC system with periodic override of evaporator control |
June 15, 2004 |
| An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a controller for periodically increasing the stroke and output of the pistons in a variable stroke compressor for periodically reducing the amount of refrigerant resident in the evaporator. The controller includes a timer for establis |
| 6705112 |
Alternate refrigerant air conditioning system |
March 16, 2004 |
| An air conditioning system with alternate refrigerant includes isolates an evaporator (22) from the rest of the system not with a conventional, high pressure resisting shut off valve, but by establishing a pair of independent refrigerant loops from the standard single loop when the s |
| 6655163 |
Dual evaporator air conditioning system and method of use |
December 2, 2003 |
| A dual evaporator air conditioning system and method for use therewith to cool air in front and rear portions of a cabin. The dual evaporator air conditioning system includes primary and auxiliary HVAC units to cool the air in the front and rear portions of the cabin, respectively. The d |
| 6651895 |
Adaptive automatic climate control method for a motor vehicle |
November 25, 2003 |
| An improved motor vehicle automatic climate control methodology allows an occupant of the vehicle to select one of a number of automatic climate control settings that are calibrated to satisfy the comfort preferences of different types of occupants. In a first embodiment, the occupant se |
| 6536230 |
A/D baffle for gas pressure pulsation reduction |
March 25, 2003 |
| An accumulator-dehydrator assembly for use in an air conditioning system including an evaporator and a compressor. The accumulator-dehydrator assembly also includes a canister with an upper portion, an inlet, an outlet and a delivery tube with a first tube end positioned in the upper |
| 5878590 |
Dehumidifying mechanism for auto air conditioner with improved space utilization and thermal eff |
March 9, 1999 |
| An improved dehumidification system for automotive use includes a rotating, wheel like heat exchanger with axially open cells that carry a water adsorbing material. Opposed ambient air and heated air flows, covering opposite halves of the wheel, continually adsorb water on one side and a |
