US Patent Issued to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES on June 2 for "Dehumidification control strategy" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,376, issued on June 2, was assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Dehumidification control strategy" was invented by Jeffrey Paul Brown (Farmington Hills, Mich.), Rachael E. Shey (Ferndale, Mich.) and James C. Rollinson (Superior Township, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle thermal system includes a thermal loop with a compressor, condenser, vapor injector, internal heat exchanger, chiller, and bypass valve, and a controller for operation during dehumidification. The controller opens an injector valve to inject vapor into the compressor and opens the bypass valve to reduce flow through the internal he...