Patents
US 11287783 B2: Thermal management system and method for a vehicle
- Granted
- 2022-03-29
- Filed
- 2016-08-12 application 15235526
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A thermal management system and method for a vehicle includes a cooling system having a variable cooling capacity and which is connectable to a heat-producing system of the vehicle. A control system is configured to increase the cooling capacity of the cooling system to a first predetermined level in response to the at least one input indicating an increase in the future heat load of the heat-producing system when a temperature of the cooling system is at least a predetermined temperature and the cooling system is operating below the first predetermined level. The control system is also configured to inhibit increasing the cooling capacity of the cooling system to the first predetermined level in response to the at least one input indicating an increase in the future heat load of the heat-producing system when the temperature of the cooling system is less than the predetermined temperature.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220329.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G05B | Control or regulating systems in general; functional elements of such systems; monitoring or testing arrangements for such systems or elements | G05B17/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F01P | Cooling of machines or engines in general; cooling of internal-combustion engines | F01P7/16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F02B | Internal-combustion piston engines; combustion engines in general | F02B29/0456 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F02D | Controlling combustion engines | F02D41/0007 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02T | Climate change mitigation technologies related to transportation | Y02T10/12 | 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 2016-08-11 STEINMETZ, TODD M. signed 2016-08-11 | ENGINEERED MACHINED PRODUCTS, INC. ESCANABA, MI | 39420/896 | 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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