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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130043318 | CONTROLLERS FOR HEAT SUPPLY UNITS The present invention relates to an electronic controller for a boiler. The controller includes a control circuit that is adapted to provide a sequence of control signals to periodically turn the boiler ON and OFF during successive operational periods of the controller.... | 02/21/2013 |
| 20130043319 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINED TIME CONSTANT FOR A CONTROL DEVICE A method includes a step of obtaining in a processing circuit a sequence of elements between a first device and a supply air temperature sensor of an air handling unit. The processing circuit also obtains an estimate for time constants associated with each element of th... | 02/21/2013 |
| 20120067561 | REMOTE CONTROL OF AN HVAC SYSTEM THAT USES A COMMON TEMPERATURE SETPOINT FOR BOTH HEAT AND COOL MODES An HVAC system includes an HVAC unit having a cooling mode and a heating mode for conditioning the air in an inside space, and a programmable thermostat located remotely from the HVAC unit. The HVAC unit may have an onboard controller configured to control when the HVAC... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120048955 | THERMOSTAT A thermostat (10) includes a housing (11) having a control panel (13) with a plurality of manually selectable input elements or input keys (15) and a display panel (17) for displaying various functions of the programmable thermostat. T... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110132991 | THERMOSTAT A thermostat (10) includes a housing (11) having a control panel (13) with a plurality of manually selectable input elements or input keys (15) and a display panel (17) for displaying various functions of the programmable thermostat. T... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110132990 | THERMOSTAT A thermostat (10) includes a housing (11) having a control panel (13) with a plurality of manually selectable input elements or input keys (15) and a display panel (17) for displaying various functions of the programmable thermostat. T... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110006124 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD, TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND OPTICAL DEVICE A temperature control apparatus controlling the temperature of an optical element that is driven in response to a drive current that is applied, the temperature control apparatus including: a temperature controller that changes the temperature of the optical element; an... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100308120 | Programmable Thermostat A thermostat for a climate control system includes an electronic memory in which at least three occupancy settings are stored. The occupancy settings including a pre-defined unoccupied temperature set-point associated with an unoccupied state, a pre-defined occupied tem... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100206957 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL A vehicle includes a power connector configured to mate with an electrical power grid receptacle and receive a grid power therefrom and a heating and cooling system electrically connected to the power connector to receive grid power therefrom and configured to modify a ... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100125368 | System and Method for Sump Heater Control in an HVAC System A system and a method are provided for powering up a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system and operating a sump heater for a compressor for a first predetermined period of time in response to the HVAC system being powered up. A heating, ventilation, a... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100125369 | System and Method for Defrost of an HVAC System A system and a method are provided for monitoring a condition and selectively executing a certification defrost algorithm for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in response to the status of the monitored condition. A system and a method are provi... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100078494 | HUMIDITY-ACTIVATED VENTILATION SYSTEM SWITCH A humidity-activated switch comprising a humidity sensor and a microcontroller, wherein the switch may be automatically activated and/or deactivated in response to detected ambient humidity.... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100025484 | Fuel Economizer An electronic circuit for a hot water heating system conserves fuel consumption and reduces carbon dioxide emissions. A heating system includes a burner that heats water and a room thermostat. The electronic circuit comprises an override thermostat which has a setting f... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100019051 | Override Of Nonoccupancy Status In a Thermostat Device Based Upon Analysis Of Recent Patterns Of Occupancy A thermostat system with a thermostat control program is disclosed for controlling a Heating Ventilation and/or Air Conditioning (HVAC) system which incorporates a mechanism for detecting activity or occupancy in a room, area or conditioned space served by the HVAC syst... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100006662 | AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM, SUPPLY AIR SWITCHING CONTROLLER FOR USE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM, AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL METHOD An air conditioning control system allows a supply air switching controller to alternately switch outside air control and return air control at a preset switching interval. The supply air switching controller is connected to an air conditioner placed to correspond to ea... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090314846 | Multiple Thermostats For Air Conditioning System With Time Setting Feature An air conditioning (HVAC) system for a residential dwelling or other building with enclosed spaces includes multiple thermostats hard wire interconnected or communicating via radio frequency transceivers. The thermostats each include control circuits for adjusting the ... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090242652 | Power saving compressor and control logic An air conditioner control method may entail measuring an evaporator first temperature at an exit side of the evaporator, maintaining the evaporator first temperature, measuring a length of time that the evaporator maintains the evaporator first temperature, providing a... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090216379 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE A method of operating an electronic system includes determining first and second temperature signals with a thermostat processor. The first and second temperature signals are provided by a temperature sensor. The method includes adjusting the operation of an air conditi... | 08/27/2009 |
| 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 |
| 20090076658 | BUILDING CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD The climate in a primary space within a building having a secondary space open to and above the primary space is controlled by creating a primary microclimate within the primary space that is resistant to convection phenomena in the primary and secondary spaces. When th... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090048719 | Environmental Temperature Control System An environmental temperature control system comprises one or more thermostats (10). The or each thermostat is integrated into an electronic control circuit having an external temperature sensor means (12), with a floor temperature sensor means (14) ... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090032236 | FAN COIL THERMOSTAT WITH AUTOMATIC FAN RESET Fan coil thermostats can provide energy savings by, for example, not unnecessarily running a fan for longer than necessary or at a higher speed than necessary. Fan coil systems employing such a fan coil thermostat may be more energy efficient. A fan coil system may incl... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090032605 | FAN COIL THERMOSTAT WITH ACTIVITY SENSING Fan coil thermostats can provide energy savings by, for example, not unnecessarily heating and/or cooling an unoccupied room or other space. Fan coil systems employing such a fan coil thermostat may be more energy efficient. A fan coil system may include a fan coil that... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090026280 | REGULATION CONTROL SYSTEM OF AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT A regulation control system of air conditioning equipment is provided according to the present invention; the regulation control system mainly interconnects an entrance guarding device and/or a human body movement detecting device with an air conditioning control device... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090014548 | CONDENSATION PREVENTION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE A method of preventing condensation on equipment inside a temperature-controlled enclosure comprises measuring the temperature in at least one location inside the enclosure. The temperature inside the enclosure is compared with a safe temperature, at which the risk of c... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090001180 | THERMOSTAT WITH UTILITY MESSAGING The present disclosure pertains generally to thermostats that are adapted to assist utilities in communicating with its customers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a thermostat having a display, a controller and a receiver that is coupled to the controll... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20090001182 | THERMOSTAT WITH FIXED SEGMENT DISPLAY HAVING BOTH FIXED SEGMENT ICONS AND A VARIABLE TEXT DISPLAY CAPACITY The disclosure pertains to thermostats having an improved interface. In some cases, the present disclosure relates to thermostats that can display not only menu items, temperature set points and the like, but also has an ability to display variable textual information t... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20090001181 | THERMOSTAT WITH USAGE HISTORY The present disclosure pertains to thermostats that assist users in monitoring and/or controlling their utility consumption habits and patterns. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a thermostat that includes a housing and a controller located within the hou... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20090001179 | Energy Efficient House Ventilation A method and apparatus for maintaining an acceptable level of outside air exchange rate in a structure. The natural ventilation rate is determined as a function of the outdoor air temperature, and the amount of mechanically induced ventilation that is used to supplement... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080277488 | Method for Controlling HVAC Systems The herein method for adjusting the source activation time of a heating or cooling source is based upon variation in temperature sensor or thermostatic means activity within a controlled environment, and involves activating and deactivating the heating or cooling source... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080191045 | Self-programmable thermostat A hybrid manual/programmable thermostat for a furnace or air conditioner offers the simplicity of a manual thermostat while providing the convenience and versatility of a programmable one. Initially, the hybrid thermostat appears to function as an ordinary manual thermo... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080161978 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR A THERMAL COMFORT CONTROLLER A graphical user interface system for a thermal comfort controller. The user interface system has a central processing unit coupled to a memory and a touch sensitive display unit. The memory stores a temperature schedule data structure and perhaps a temperature history ... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080099570 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE DRIFT AND DRIVE CURVES A method for estimating temperature drift and drive curves comprises the steps of: (1) obtaining a plurality of temperature data samples over a period of time, the period of time corresponding to one of a drive operation or a drift period of an environmental control uni... | 05/01/2008 |
