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Reserve automobile heating system

CA 1323011 C · Owner: General Motors Corporation · Inventors: Kiskis, James M.

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The present invention relates to a heating system for the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle which uses the laden heat of the vehicle engine to heat the passenger compartment when the engine is not running. The invention includes a heat exchanger fluidly connected into the engine cooling system, a fan designed to blow air through the heat exchanger and a circulation pump which may be operated responsive to manual or automatic control to circulate coolant through the heat exchanger whereby the fan may blow air through the heat exchanger and thence into the passenger compartment to heat the passenger compartment.

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  • Granted October 12, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 12, 2010.
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FiledSeptember 7, 1989
GrantedOctober 12, 1993
Term endedOctober 12, 2010
Patent numberCA 1323011 C
Classification (IPC)G05D23/00 +2 more

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedSep 7, 1989Patent grantedOct 12, 1993Term endedOct 12, 2010

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