Patents by Inventor Jerome A. Kondrakiewicz

Jerome A. Kondrakiewicz 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).

  • Method and apparatus for thermal control of automotive components
    Patent number: 5082075
    Abstract: A battery thermal control system including a casing for the battery and a cover for enclosing the battery in the casing, the casing being provided with a number of ribs for supporting the battery in a spaced relation to the bottom of the casing and to the side walls of the casing, a fan connected to discharge air into the casing for circulation through the spaces between the battery and the casing and a bypass duct for connecting the fan to a warm air source for heating the battery in the winter. A timer circuit is provided for continuing the operation of the fan after the engine is turned off. The timing circuit including a temperature switch for activating the timer circuit when the temperature is above a preset minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Globe-Union Inc.
    Inventors: Neil C. Karolek, Mark S. Inkmann, Richard T. Johnson, Jerome A. Kondrakiewicz, Brett M. Lenhardt, David W. Saari
  • Method and apparatus for thermal control of automotive components
    Patent number: 5031712
    Abstract: A battery thermal control system including a casing for the battery and a cover for enclosing the battery in the casing, the casing being provided with a number of ribs for supporting the battery in a spaced relation to the bottom of the casing and to the side walls of the casing, a fan connected to discharge air into the casing for circulation through the spaces between the battery and the casing and a bypass duct for connecting the fan to a warm air source for heating the battery in the winter. A timer circuit is provided for continuing the operation of the fan after the engine is turned off. The timing circuit including a temperature switch for activating the timer circuit when the temperature is above a preset minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Globe-Union, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil C. Karolek, Mark S. Inkmann, Richard T. Johnson, Jerome A. Kondrakiewicz, Brett M. Lenhardt, David W. Saari