Michael S Bush

US Patent:

20140353300, Dec 4, 2014

Filed:

Jun 3, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/295171

Inventors:

John A. Swiatek - Shelby Township MI, US
Michael J. Bush - Gowen MI, US
Tommy Fristedt - Highland MI, US
William Burgett - Lake Orion MI, US
John Mach - Troy MI, US
Edward Burley - Troy MI, US

International Classification:

H05B 1/02

US Classification:

219211

Abstract:

The automated local thermal management system () includes a plurality of heated clothing articles (). A first control device () with a first microcontroller () having a first memory includes a plurality of output drivers () each electrically connected to a vehicle power source and to the heated clothing articles () for providing an output current to the heated clothing articles (). The first control device () further includes a Bluetooth transceiver () to adjust settings and to monitor operation and a first RF transceiver (). A second control device () with a second microcontroller () having a second memory includes a pair of buttons () and an accelerometer () and a thermistor () and a second RF transceiver () for wireless communication with said first RF transceiver (). The second memory contains software instructions for monitoring and processing readings from the buttons () and the accelerometer () and the thermistor () for varying the output current in response to changes in readings from the buttons () and thermistor () and accelerometer ().