Patents by Inventor Gary Dage

Gary Dage 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).

  • Vehicle compressor control system and method
    Patent number: 7832221
    Abstract: A vehicle compressor is controlled based on an environment parameter and a vehicle status parameter. In at least one embodiment, a temperature control system for a vehicle including an engine is provided. The system includes a compressor having a target operating speed. The system also includes an environment sensor arrangement configured to sense an environment parameter and a vehicle status sensor arrangement configured to sense a vehicle status parameter. The system further includes a control module that determines a maximum operating speed of the compressor as a function of both the environment parameter and the vehicle status parameter. The control module limits an operating speed of the compressor to the maximum operating speed if the target operating speed is greater than the maximum operating speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Halim Wijaya, Gary Dage, Wayne Buescher, Christopher Greiner, Manfred Koberstein
  • VEHICLE COMPRESSOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20080093132
    Abstract: A vehicle compressor is controlled based on an environment parameter and a vehicle status parameter. In at least one embodiment, a temperature control system for a vehicle including an engine is provided. The system includes a compressor having a target operating speed. The system also includes an environment sensor arrangement configured to sense an environment parameter and a vehicle status sensor arrangement configured to sense a vehicle status parameter. The system further includes a control module that determines a maximum operating speed of the compressor as a function of both the environment parameter and the vehicle status parameter. The control module limits an operating speed of the compressor to the maximum operating speed if the target operating speed is greater than the maximum operating speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Halim Wijaya, Gary Dage, Wayne Buescher, Christopher Greiner, Manfred Koberstein