Patents by Inventor Martin J. Aislabie

Martin J. Aislabie 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).

  • System and method for controlling the operation of a heated wiper area
    Patent number: 6037573
    Abstract: A method and system are provided to control a heated area for a glass surface on a motor vehicle. The method and system sense the ambient temperature, determine whether the vehicle charging system is operating within a first predetermined voltage level, and disable the heated area if the charging system voltage is outside the first predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Arsenault, Martin J. Aislabie, Mark David McBroom
  • System and method for prevention of windshield fogging in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5983649
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle to prevent fogging of a windshield of the automotive vehicle is provided. The method and system include a determination of whether the vehicle has been recently turned "off", and upon determining the vehicle has been recently turned "off", commanding the HVAC system to a floor mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignees: Ford Motor Company, Jaguar Cars Limited
    Inventors: Martin J. Aislabie, Mark David McBroom, Karienne Ann Yockey, Jeffrey S. Arsenault, Chris G. Oehring
  • System and method for prevention of windshield fogging in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5971066
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle to prevent fogging of a windshield of the automotive vehicle is provided. The method and system include determination of whether the vehicle has been recently turned "on" and preventing the HVAC system from directing air flow toward the windshield for a first predetermined time period after it has been determined that the vehicle has recently been turned "on".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Chris George Oehring, Mark David McBroom, Martin J. Aislabie