Patents Examined by Jonathon Cotov
  • Vehicle cabin venting system and method
    Patent number: 9656532
    Abstract: A vehicle cabin venting method includes cooling a vehicle battery charger by drawing outside air through a vehicle outside air vent door; and operating a hybrid vehicle battery system to establish and maintain flow of fresh air in a cabin of the vehicle by ensuring an open position of a blend door in the vehicle if the outside air vent door will not close. A vehicle cabin venting system is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Blackburn, Jesus Cardoso, Michael Schamber, James Lawrence Swoish