Ventilation – Vehicle – Having inlet airway
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-20
2011-11-15
McAllister, Steven B (Department: 3749)
Ventilation
Vehicle
Having inlet airway
C454S152000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08057288
ABSTRACT:
A contact-free air vent flow direction control device includes an air vent, a positioning mechanism, a touch-less motion sensor and a control unit. The air vent has at least one flow control blade configured to move between a plurality of predetermined orientations each corresponding to a direction of air flow from the air vent. The positioning mechanism is operably coupled to the flow control blade. The touch-less motion sensor is configured to detect relative movement of objects proximate the touch-less motion sensor. The control unit is operably connected to the touch-less motion sensor and the positioning mechanism to control operation of the positioning mechanism in order to position the flow control blade in a selected one of the predetermined orientations in response to a corresponding one of a plurality of predetermined movements detected by the touch-less motion sensor.
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Global IP Counselors, LLP
McAllister Steven B
Miller Samantha
Nissan North America, Inc.
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