Refrigeration – With vehicle feature – Vehicle contained common power supply
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-26
2010-02-09
Jones, Melvin (Department: 3744)
Refrigeration
With vehicle feature
Vehicle contained common power supply
C062S244000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07658083
ABSTRACT:
A cooling system and method for cooling a battery in a vehicle is provided. The method includes determining whether the cooling system is operating to cool a passenger compartment in the vehicle, operating the cooling system to cool the battery when it is determined that the cooling system is operating to cool the passenger compartment, and it is determined that at least one predetermined condition is met. The method also includes determining whether an engine in the vehicle is operating, and then operating the cooling system to cool the battery when it is determined that the engine is operating and a battery temperature is greater than a predetermined battery temperature.
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Maguire Patrick
Mathews Jacob
Zhu Douglas
Brooks & Kushman P.C.
Ford Global Technologies LLC
Jones Melvin
Kelley David B.
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