US Patent Issued to Daimler Truck North America on June 23 for "Method, system, and technology for preconditioning a vehicle interior" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,952, issued on June 23, was assigned to Daimler Truck North America LLC (Portland, Ore.).

"Method, system, and technology for preconditioning a vehicle interior" was invented by Umang Patel (Happy Valley, Ore.) and Scott Matsuo (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and technologies for preconditioning an interior/cabin of a vehicle using a control system and an HVAC system. The preconditioning can include heating or cooling the interior/cabin to a desired temperature or temperature range, and/or maintaining the interior/cabin at the desired temperature or temperature range once reached, e.g., prior to depar...