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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120126021 | THERMOSTAT CIRCUITRY FOR CONNECTION TO HVAC SYSTEMS A thermostat and related methods is provided for controlling an HVAC system having one or two separate transformers for supplying power to the HVAC system. The thermostat includes isolation circuitry housed within the thermostat to safely connect to the HVAC control wir... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120126020 | THERMOSTAT WIRING CONNECTOR A thermostat and related methods is provided for controlling an HVAC system. The thermostat includes wiring terminals adapted and configured to make an electrical connection with an HVAC system wires such as common, heating and cooling control and return wires. The maki... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20110112692 | SYSTEM FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF PACKAGED TERMINAL AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATERS WITH WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS An air conditioning/heating apparatus. The apparatus includes a housing and an occupancy sensor coupled to the housing. The apparatus also includes a wireless module coupled to the occupancy sensor and a powerline appliance coupled to a powerline network. In a preferred... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110042055 | Two-channel Air Conditioner for the Flexible Climate Control of a Number of Rooms The invention relates to a two-channel air-conditioner (10) for the climate control of a number of rooms (44, 46, 48) and/or room zones, having an air inlet device (52) in every room (44, 46, 48) to be climate controlled, having at least one ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100025483 | Sensor-Based Occupancy and Behavior Prediction Method for Intelligently Controlling Energy Consumption Within a Building A method for controlling energy consumption within a building includes providing at least one environment sensing device and at least one energy consumption sensing device associated with the building. Current data is collected from the environment sensing device and th... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090140065 | HVAC CONTROLLER WITH SAVE A WIRE TERMINAL A HVAC controller for controlling the comfort level of at least a portion of a building is described. In one illustrative embodiment, an HVAC controller for controlling the comfort level of at least a portion of a building by activating and deactivating one or more HVAC... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090026278 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY TO CONTROL TEMPERATURE This invention relates generally to shape memory alloys, and more specifically, to systems and methods for using a shape memory alloy to control temperature. In one embodiment, the invention includes obtaining a shape memory alloy (SMA) having a first shape; deforming t... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090014547 | LIQUID WARMING DEVICE WITH BASIN DETECTION A liquid warming device for heating sterile fluids in a removable basin is described with emphasis on the properties of the basin interaction with the liquid warming device and with a drape that works with the basin to maintain a sterile field above the drape and the to... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080314998 | Temperature control in variable-capacity HVAC system Relatively constant temperatures are maintained in a space by varying the capacity of heating or cooling equipment. A proportional band is used to adjust capacity to compensate for changes in heating or cooling load, and the proportional band is adjusted to bring the ac... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080283621 | OCCUPANT CONTROLLED ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN A MULTI-UNIT BUILDING A system and a method for allowing an occupant of a single unit of a multi-unit building to select an operating state of the unit which consumes less energy than a normal operating state.... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080272199 | METHODS USING A DRAPED LIQUID WARMING DEVICE A liquid warming device for heating sterile fluids in a removable basin is described with emphasis on the properties of the basin interaction with the liquid warming device and with a drape that works with the basin to maintain a sterile field above the drape and the to... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080217418 | Temperature compensation method for thermostats An air conditioning control system and method for compensating for heat gain or loss in an air conditioned space due to window area and temperature differential between outdoor temperature and indoor temperature. For predetermined amounts of window area, as a percent of... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080202135 | Air conditioner energy saving unit and system using same An energy saving apparatus and system for air conditioning and heating systems that is adapted for easy retrofit into already built rooms. A shut off apparatus for air conditioning systems utilizing standard dependable components. The apparatus may have a sensor for sen... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080179412 | Thermostat with opening portion for accessing batteries field A thermostat is provided with a closure member that encloses at least one battery received within the thermostat housing. The thermostat includes a thermostat housing having at least one compartment in the housing adapted to receive at least one battery therein, and a r... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080105753 | Modulating electrical reheat with contactors A method of controlling an output temperature of an air conditioning unit including acts of drawing an air flow into the unit to create an air flow through the unit, directing the air flow across a plurality of heating elements, including a first heating element and a s... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080054084 | Two-wire power and communication link for a thermostat A single pair of polarity independent wires conveys electrical power and two-way communication between a remote thermostat and a temperature-conditioning unit. The system is functional even if the wires are crossed, so mis-wiring is nearly impossible. The system is sele... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080054085 | External air assisted building heating and cooling An external air assisted building forced air heating system equipped with or without air conditioning that uses ducted external air to cool or heat a building instead of using other energy resources (like electricity and gas) when the temperature of the external air is ... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080029610 | A SELECTIVE AUTODISCOVERY SYSTEM An autodiscovery system for configuration information about an HVAC system being provided to a controller or thermostat. Configurations or parameters may be autodiscovered from communicating equipment. Also, this equipment may be manually selected and set without affect... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080006709 | Thermostat with adjustable color for aesthetics and readability The thermostat includes a housing having at least a portion thereof illuminated by a light that changes color via a manual input. The light illuminates the display for easy readability while the variable color of the light allows a user to match the appearance of the th... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070252011 | Temperature Set Point Adjusting and a Temperature of an Environment Measuring System for a Cooling System, a Method of Adjusting the Temperature Set Point and Measuring the Temperature of an Environment and a Sensing Assembly A system of adjusting the temperature set point of a cooling system and measuring the temperature of an environment, a temperature sensing assembly (1) for monitoring, a method of measuring and adjusting the temperature set point are described. The a temperature ... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070241203 | Management of a thermostat's power consumption An HVAC system comprises a programmable wireless thermostat and a remote receiver unit. The thermostat includes a user interface having one or more displays, user input devices, such as buttons, sliders, or a touch screen, and a backlight. The thermostat may include a p... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070228183 | THERMOSTAT An thermostat 10 includes an improved user interface, including automatic scheduling, remote control, system failure warning messages, and Energy Star compliance messages. Diagnostics can be provided without additional communication links to the thermostat. A sub... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070208461 | HVAC CONTROL WITH PROGRAMMED RUN-TEST SEQUENCE An HVAC control system is disclosed that includes an HVAC unit and a control device for controlling operation of the HVAC unit. The control device has a plurality of terminals configured to receive or transmit control signals for the HVAC unit, a memory device storing a... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070205297 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CONTROLLING AIR TO A BUILDING HVAC systems, including various HVAC system components, and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed for controlling airflow into a building. Embodiments of the HVAC systems include apparatuses for controlling the volumetric airflow moving through at least one H... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070158442 | Rotatable thermostat A thermostat that can display information in multiple different orientations is provided. The thermostat includes a housing, a display, and an input device. As the housing is mounted in a particular orientation, the thermostat changes the orientation of the information ... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070145159 | Solution temperature control device in cell observation chamber A solution temperature control device in a biological cell observing chamber (30) used for the detection of chemotaxis and chemotactic cell separator, comprising a first temperature controller (62) and a second temperature controller (63). The first... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070138307 | Control method and apparatus for an air conditioner using occupant feedback A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining a command which controls a device in a heating ventilation aid-conditioning (HVAC) system 10. A plurality of comfort related values are entered by occupants of an environment to be air conditioned. A rule-base ... | 06/21/2007 |
| 20070138308 | CONTROLLER SYSTEM USER INTERFACE A thermostat system having dedicated informational regions in a display and associated buttons or softkeys for sequential operation. The system may maximize utilization of a sectioned display and buttons for system navigation. The informational, selection and/or action ... | 06/21/2007 |
| 20070137225 | AIR CONDITIONER HAVING UNPEOPLED MAINTENANCE FUNCTION An air conditioner that is equipped with an outdoor unit and an indoor unit and can perform cooling operation and heating operation including a remote controller for setting an upper limit value and a lower limit value for a desired room temperature, and a controller fo... | 06/21/2007 |
| 20070129850 | Local Power Consumption Load Control A method and system for curtailing energy consumption of an appliance, such as an air conditioning compressor or heat pump, is provided. A control unit stores information relating to the load, which may include a connected load value, such as a power consumption value o... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070119959 | Method and device for air-conditioning at stop position A method and a device for stationary-mode air conditioning ensure that air conditioning measures take place only during a minimum time period before the arrival of the user at the vehicle so that an unnecessary consumption of resources is prevented. Furthermore, the use... | 05/31/2007 |
| 20070114295 | Wireless thermostat A system for remotely controlling an ambient temperature in a building is provided. The system comprises a thermostat, a computing device, and a thin client. The thermostat has one or more settings and is equipped for wireless communication. The computing device is equi... | 05/24/2007 |
| 20070095520 | Controller for two-stage heat source usable with single and two stage thermostats A controller for a two-stage heat source is provide, which may be connected to either a single stage or a two-stage thermostat to provide low stage heating for a variable time period before switching to high stage heating. The controller includes at least a first termin... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070090198 | Control system and method for multistage air conditioning system A controller and method for operating an HVAC system including an air conditioning unit, such as a gas furnace, having three stages of heat output and responsive to signals from a single stage or two stage thermostat. The W1, W2, and W3 inputs to th... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070084936 | Liquid warming device A liquid warming device for heating sterile fluids in a removable basin is described with emphasis on the properties of the basin interaction with the liquid warming device and with a drape that works with the basin to maintain a sterile field above the drape and the to... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070080235 | Temperature controller backup device A temperature controller device including informative display screens, predeterminable heating cycles, automated system checks and other utilities that reduces human involvement in a monitoring process. The device may be incorporated into a temperature controller or may... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070057076 | Temperature controller A temperature controller that combines a solid state relay with internal circuitry that generates temperature control output for heating element loads or cooling compressor loads ranging from 24VAC up to 530VAC and at 25A up to 90A. A logic supply and control connectors... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070051818 | Semiconductor processing temperature control A temperature control system having a re-circulation loop that uses valves to selectively circulate a temperature control fluid through a cooling system, through a heating system, or through a through passage so as to controlling the temperature of the temperature contr... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20070045441 | Thermostat configuration wizard A thermostat setup configuration wizard is provided that sequences a user through each of the required setup parameters to properly setup the thermostat for operation. The setup configuration wizard runs only upon initial power application to the thermostat, and is not ... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070045431 | Occupancy-based zoning climate control system and method A control system for managing a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system based on occupancy of an area is provided. The occupancy may be determined by anticipated programming based on time of day zoning, and/or by actual sensed occupancy. In the later, th... | 03/01/2007 |
