Patents by Inventor Franz Klinger

Franz Klinger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • User interface for adjusting parameters for climate control systems in motor vehicles
    Patent number: 8041460
    Abstract: A user interface for adjusting a plurality of parameters of a climate control system of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The user interface includes an input element having a system of coordinates having multiple dimensions, wherein each of the dimensions of the system of coordinates is associated with at least one of the parameters of the climate control system; and a program means to perform at least one of an absolute evaluation of the parameters and an incremental evaluation of changes to the parameters between an adjusted point range and an original point range of the parameters, and transmit a data representing the evaluation to at least one of a control device and a regulation device of the climate control system in order to adjust a value of the parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Franz Klinger, Martin Nowak
  • USER INTERFACE FOR ADJUSTING PARAMETERS FOR CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS IN MOTOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20090216383
    Abstract: A user interface for adjusting a plurality of parameters of a climate control system of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The user interface includes an input element having a system of coordinates having multiple dimensions, wherein each of the dimensions of the system of coordinates is associated with at least one of the parameters of the climate control system; and a program means to perform at least one of an absolute evaluation of the parameters and an incremental evaluation of changes to the parameters between an adjusted point range and an original point range of the parameters, and transmit a data representing the evaluation to at least one of a control device and a regulation device of the climate control system in order to adjust a value of the parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Franz Klinger, Martin Nowak