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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347058 | Vent for a data center cooling system In an embodiment of a vent for a data center cooling system the vent has a body that has a fluid outlet. The body of the vent also has a member that can be adjusted to obstruct the fluid outlet. Mounted to the body of the vent is an electromechanical assembly for ef... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344089 | Wireless air-volume damper control system A wireless air-volume damper control system for regulating air balance in a ducted network, the damper control system having one damper or more damper units installable in the ducted network at locations where air flow in the terminal can be adjusted, the damper uni... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7275533 | Pressure controller for a mechanical draft system Systems and method for controlling the flow of air through a mechanical draft system are disclosed herein. A pressure controller for controlling air pressure comprises an appliance controller configured to control the operation of a plurality of appliances, an intak... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264175 | Thermostat with parameter adjustment A thermostat includes a number of control parameters including a temperature set point, a selected cycle rate, a room temperature swing setting, and/or any other suitable control parameter. In one illustrative embodiment, the thermostat includes a push button for pr... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261241 | Heating and cooling energy saving device A system for regulating the temperature of multiple areas within a facility using multiple energy savings devices (ESD) that each regulate the temperature of individual rooms or areas within a facility having a central heating and cooling plant. The device includes ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7245992 | Automatic selfoptimising and pressure regulated control unit for pumps The invention concerns a new control unit for pumps (3) for heat- and chill-transferring media, which records all parameters for the regulation of the pump in or close to the pump independently from the distance to the heat source (2) or cooling source... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234312 | Variable speed, electronically controlled, room air conditioner A variable speed air handling system for cooling and/or heating a room including a sleep mode. The system includes a fan assembly to transport air from the system into the room, the fan assembly having a substantially continuously adjustable speed within a range of ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7216016 | Failure mode for HVAC system A HVAC system provides a central control which detects failed stage(s); removes the failed stage(s) from the staging sequence used by the controller; and later checks the failed stage periodically to see if the failed stage has become functional so that the no prope... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188002 | Appliance diagnostic display apparatus and network incorporating same An appliance diagnostic display and interface system providing a centralized user interface for appliance diagnostic information and control of system self-tests is provided. This centralized user interface is provided via an intelligent thermostat that includes an ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7158863 | Programmable controller for condition air curtains A programmable electronic controller that provides multiple command and control instruction for an air curtain being integrated therewith. The controller includes operational controls for fan speed, time adjustment duration including time delay, start time, stop tim... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7104082 | Dehumidification and temperature control system A space has air humidity and temperature to be regulated. An air handler has a temperature regulation element, a fan and a housing. An inflow manifold has an intake end and an outflow end and a plurality of stubs and a plurality of dampers. An outflow manifold has a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7089087 | Limited access comfort control A data collection system allows occupants in one or more locations to provide indications as to their respective levels of comfort. The indications as to comfort level are preferably provided through personal computers in these locations. Each computer is programmed... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083109 | Thermostat having modulated and non-modulated provisions A thermostat providing modulated or analog control of valves or dampers of an air management system. This permits operating a single cooling or heating stage with partially open valves or dampers as needed, since one full stage that is either fully on or off may not... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085627 | Integrated system for controlling lights and shades A control system includes a processor transmitting signals to a shade network and a lighting system directing that motorized shades and dimmable loads be set to desired intensity levels. A communication interface having a buffer is connected between the processor an... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063140 | Multiple climate air system The present invention 10 discloses a climate control system for a dwelling 12 comprised of main air conditioning unit 36 and a plurality of thermostats 14 and vents 16. Each of the thermostats 14 is positioned within a zone ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055137 | Distributed automated software graphical user interface (GUI) testing A method for distributed automated software GUI testing includes maintaining a centralized queue, which stores test instances to be executed by distributed test execution computers (“test computers”). Each test computer includes a client platform and is connecte... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7014124 | Automated air flow system and method The disclosed embodiments provide and automated air flow system and method. An automated register is coupled to at least one sensor for providing data associated with a structure. The automated register is configured to automatically provide air flow into the struct... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012535 | Battery operated warning sensor An alarm device for signaling when an object reaches a specified condition. The alarm device includes a sensor for detecting the condition of the object. The device further includes a switch element which is closed when the sensor indicates the specified condition. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003377 | Controlling cooling air intake for air cooled equipment A method and apparatus for supplying cooling air to electronic equipment from ones of at least two sources. A detector detects whether the quality, such as the temperature of the cooling air from a source, is satisfactory and if not shuts the damper to that source a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978294 | Peer-to-peer hosting of intelligent field devices Device configurations are stored in a system including at least two intelligent field devices (IFDs) connected by a communications connection. A configuration for a first IFD is stored in the first IFD, and a backup of the configuration for the first IFD is stored i... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973410 | Method and system for evaluating the efficiency of an air conditioning apparatus Air conditioning chiller operating efficiency is evaluated in response to chiller operating parameters input to a computing device which calculates separately the efficiencies of the condenser and evaporator components of the chiller. Additional efficiency calculati... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957696 | Combination radiant and forced air climate control system A method and controller for controlling the operation of a zoned climate control system including a primary heat source, a secondary heat source, a cooling unit, and a humidifier unit. The controller is configured to receive both heating demand signals and cooling d... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6934864 | System and method for co-operative thermal management of electronic devices within a common housing A method for co-operative thermal management of a number of independent electronic devices housed within a common enclosure that includes designating a priority number and measuring a temperature for each of the independent electronic devices. Next, for each of the ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6922558 | Integrated building control and information system with wireless networking This invention relates to an integrated building control and information system with wireless networking, including the controlling and/or monitoring of various building devices or appliances such as air conditioning, lighting, temperature, humidity, etc., including... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6865449 | Location adjusted HVAC control A system and method allows occupants in various locations to provide indications as to their respective levels of comfort. The indications as to comfort level are provided to a network computer. The network computer is operative to compute overall levels of comfort ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6850639 | Color space quantization descriptor structure The present invention relates to a color space quantization descriptor structure for performing quantization of a color space in order to search a multimedia based on contents when multimedia feature information is color information, particularly when the multimedia... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6732540 | Air conditioning plant and control method thereof Provided are an air conditioning plant control method by which an air conditioning plant can be operated in a most desirable state, and an air conditioning plant so controlled. An air conditioning plant is controlled, which has at least one air conditioner, a refrig... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6701430 | Communication system, communication initialization apparatus and program storage medium The present invention discloses a structure which uses a communication system which comprises a communication initialization apparatus and communication terminals, such as an air conditioner and a humidifier, which mutually communicate with each other thr... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6644398 | Advanced starting control for multiple zone system A system and method for controlling delivery of conditioned water to a plurality of heat exchangers includes a system controller which gathers information as to the current and future demands for conditioned water by a plurality of zone controllers associ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6628997 | Method for programming a thermostat A method for programming a thermostat, comprising the steps of providing a thermostat programmed to convert programming codes into time-temperature schedules; determining a desired time-temperature schedule; developing a programming code corresponding to ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622925 | Apparatus and method for wireless control A control apparatus includes a power supply for providing appropriate current and voltage to modules of the control apparatus. A user interface microprocessor module provides the necessary architecture to handle user inputs as well as programmable control... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6591901 | Advanced starting control for heating/cooling systems A system and method for controlling delivery of either heated or cooled water to a plurality of heat exchangers includes a system controller which gathers information as to the current and future heating or cooling demands of a plurality of zone controlle... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6505099 | Radiant energy control system In a radiant energy heating system having one or more types of radiant energy heating sub-systems, a control system comprising a solid state electronic control panel pre-programmed to control two or more of the types of radiant heating sub-systems, wherei... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6467537 | Advanced starting control for multiple zone system A system for controlling delivery of conditioned water to a plurality of heat exchangers includes a system controller which gathers information as to the current and future demands for conditioned water by a plurality of zone controllers associated with t... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6453993 | Advanced starting control for multiple zone system A system for controlling delivery of either heated or cooled water to a plurality of heat exchangers includes a system controller which gathers information as to the current and future heating or cooling demands of a plurality of zone controllers associat... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6415617 | Model based economizer control of an air handling unit A strategy for controlling an air side economizer of an HVAC system uses a model of the airflow through the system to estimate the load in two modes when minimum and maximum amounts of outdoor air are being introduced into the building. Transitions betwee... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6349883 | Energy-saving occupancy-controlled heating ventilating and air-conditioning systems for timing and cycling energy within different rooms of buildings having central power units An automated energy saving system dispenses HVAC energy from a common energy source to a set of utility zones, typically rooms in a house or commercial building which are dispersed at different locations remote from the energy source, typically a roof top... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6254009 | Communicating thermostat A thermostat receives setpoint information from a system in communication with the thermostat. The thermostat is operative to modify any locally entered setpoints by a predefined amount dictated by the setpoint information received from the system in comm... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6241155 | Automatic adjusting control system for air-conditioner The present invention relates an automatic adjusting control system which is able to automatically adjust an operation setting value thereof according to the air-conditioning environmental conditions and the changes of load or the requirements of users. T... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6196467 | Wireless programming or programmable thermostat mobile unit for multiple separate controller or programmable fixed units and programming transmission method The present invention allows the user to quickly and repeatedly program one receiver controller device at least controlling one or more heating or cooling devices for one desirably separate zone of occupation to another such receiver controller device set... | 03/06/2001 |
