Patents by Inventor Mawutor Kofi Kpeglo

Mawutor Kofi Kpeglo 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 of knowledge-based engineering cost and weight estimation of an HVAC air-handling assembly for a climate control system
    Patent number: 6477518
    Abstract: A method of knowledge-based engineering cost and weight estimation of an HVAC air-handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle includes the steps of selecting a parametric model of an HVAC air-handling assembly design using a knowledge-based engineering library stored in a memory of a computer system. The method also includes the steps of selecting a component part from the parametric model of the HVAC air-handling assembly, determining a cost estimate of the component part using the knowledge-based engineering library and using a summation of the component part cost as the cost estimate of the HVAC air-handling assembly. The method further includes the steps of determining a weight estimate of the component part using the knowledge-based engineering library and using a summation of the component part weight as the weight estimate of the HVAC air-handling assembly. The method further includes the steps of using the cost and weight estimate in the HVAC air-handling assembly design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuan John Li, Mawutor Kofi Kpeglo, Yung-Sen Steven Shang