Patents Examined by Osborn
  • Electrical system for automotive vehicle
    Patent number: 5013994
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle electrical system has a normal operation mode and a defog or deice operation mode. In the defog operation mode, a higher output of a generator is applied to a vehicle window heater element. The defog operation mode is prevented from being activated until an engine idling gets stable even when the defog operation mode is selected, so as to improve the engine starting performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, Limited
    Inventor: Hiromichi Takatsuka