Patents
US 10596879 B2: System and method for cooling fan control
- Granted
- 2020-03-24
- Filed
- 2016-08-12 application 15235618
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A plurality of fans is connectable to a heat exchanger arrangement having a plurality of separated cooling loops. At least one of the fans is operable to move air through at least two of the cooling loops, and at least one other fan is operable to move air through at least one of the cooling loops. A control system includes at least one controller and is operable to control each of the at least one fan using a respective control strategy correlating temperature values with fan outputs, and to control each of the at least one other fan using a respective control strategy that is different from each control strategy used to control the at least one fan.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200324.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineered Machined Products, Inc. 3 patents | US company or organization | Escanaba, MI | ENGINEERED MACHINED PRODUCTS, INC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd M Steinmetz | Escanaba, MI | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael P. Lasecki | Gladstone, MI | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60H | Arrangements of heating, cooling, ventilating or other air-treating devices specially adapted for passenger or goods spaces of vehicles | B60H1/3227 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F01P | Cooling of machines or engines in general; cooling of internal-combustion engines | F01P7/026 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2021-10-29 | EMP ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT, LLC ESCANABA, MI ENGINEERED MACHINED PRODUCTS, INC. ESCANABA, MI | 58306/107 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-10-25 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EMP ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT, LLC signed 2019-10-23 ENGINEERED MACHINED PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2019-10-23 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PITTSBURGH, PA | 50824/397 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-08-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LASECKI, MICHAEL P. signed 2016-08-12 STEINMETZ, TODD M. signed 2016-08-12 | ENGINEERED MACHINED PRODUCTS, INC. ESCANABA, MI | 39421/547 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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