Patents by Inventor Thomas Glennon

Thomas Glennon 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).

  • Patent number: 5127576
    Abstract: A system for controlling vehicle passenger compartment comfort. An electronic controller receives input from: (i) a thermistor array sensing blower plenum discharge temperature, (ii) a user movable Level Select Control (iii) a potentiometer sensing the position of a servo driven heater core water valve, (iv) an engine rpm tachometer generator and (v) a blower speed signal. The controller employs proportional-integral-derivative (PID) strategy in a microprocessor to generate a control signal for operating the heater core valve servo motor to maintain the plenum discharge air at a constant temperature irrespective of wide swings in engine rpm/water pump speed or user selector changes in blower speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Weatherhead, George Jarosch, Thomas Glennon