Patents by Inventor Timothy M. STEINMETZ

Timothy M. STEINMETZ 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 for fan control
    Patent number: 11286843
    Abstract: A system for controlling a fan in a vehicle having a heat exchanger may include defining first and second geographic areas and determining a geographic location of the vehicle. A processor may be programmed to send a signal to operate the fan in a first rotational direction to move air through the heat exchanger in a first direction, and to send a signal to the fan to operate it in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction to move air through the heat exchanger in a second direction opposite the first direction when a plurality of conditions are met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Engineered Machined Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Steinmetz, Todd M. Steinmetz
  • SYSTEM FOR FAN CONTROL
    Publication number: 20210054776
    Abstract: A system for controlling a fan in a vehicle having a heat exchanger may include defining first and second geographic areas and determining a geographic location of the vehicle. A processor may be programmed to send a signal to operate the fan in a first rotational direction to move air through the heat exchanger in a first direction, and to send a signal to the fan to operate it in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction to move air through the heat exchanger in a second direction opposite the first direction when a plurality of conditions are met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy M. STEINMETZ, Todd M. STEINMETZ