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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7669775 | Room heating system A room heating system includes a heatable floor having a floor heating system, and a room thermostat having a room air sensor and being connected with a regulating unit for the floor heating system. The temperature control in a room is improved by providing the room... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7648077 | HVAC communication system A system for communicating across conventional HVAC wiring is provided. The system includes a communication device having a communication module capable of inducing low power, high frequency current signals into a single control wire coupling, for example, a thermos... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7614567 | 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 informat... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7584897 | 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 act... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7562830 | 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 connec... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7481375 | Apparatuses and methods for controlling the temperature of a process fluid The present invention provides apparatuses and methods for controlling the temperature of a process fluid. An exemplary apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a process fluid tank, a cryogenic fluid tank, and a plurality of heat transfer plates... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7461794 | Substrate temperature regulating support pins A method and apparatus for regulating the temperature of substrates positioned within a chamber are provided. In one embodiment, a substrate support pin is provided that includes a body having a substrate support region defined at a first end and a mounting region d... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7441713 | Tamper resistant temperature dial and associated method of use A tamper resistant temperature dial and associated method of use is disclosed. This includes a temperature adjustment device associated with a controller for a heating device that includes a rotatable dial for setting temperature in the heating device, a ring that i... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441714 | Liquid warming system 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 th... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7402780 | Thermostat for a heat pump or conventional heating system A thermostat is provided comprising a first connector for connecting to an air conditioner, a second connector for connecting to either a conventional heater or a heat pump reversing valve, and a selection means for selecting from at least a first mode of operation ... | 07/22/2008 |
| RE40437 | Thermostat system with remote data averaging A thermostat system according to the invention includes: a central control device (typically a programmable thermostat with a processor having: a CPU, real time clock and a memory for storing a control program and data information), multiple rooms comprising a condi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7392150 | Environmental parameter indicator for perishable goods An electronic device is proposed for accompanying a perishable good during one period to monitor the exposure of the good to an environmental parameter, such as temperature. The device includes a data interface for receiving data representing the exposure of the goo... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7369955 | Method for residential indoor environmental quality inspection and monitoring Data on indoor air quality can be obtained using air monitoring stations. Air stations can provide information on odor and chemicals, microscopic airborne particulates, carbon monoxide, relative humidity, temperature and carbon dioxide. This data on indoor air quali... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364353 | Dynamic correction of sensed temperature A thermostat (10) for sensing the ambient temperature in an environment includes an enclosure (100) housing a temperature sensor (20) for sensing the temperature within the enclosure, a temperature display device (30), a liquid crystal di... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362533 | Disk drive with slider burnishing-on-demand A disk drive is described having a capability of burnishing the sliders on demand by using a heater in the slider to thermally protrude the slider. Each slider includes a heating element with a sufficient thermal expansion stroke to bring the area of the slider cont... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7337623 | Fuzzy-logic based controller to regulate aircraft temperature Temperature regulation by means of a PID regulation method can be associated with disadvantageous oscillations, overshooting and long control times. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, during temperature regulation of a space, non-linear f... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7299996 | Thermostat with energy saving backlit switch actuators and visual display An air conditioning system thermostat includes a visual display and plural switch actuators, respectively backlit by an electroluminescent lamp and LED light sources mounted on a circuit board disposed in a thermostat housing. A control circuit causes at least one s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296426 | Interactive control system for an HVAC system An interactive system for controlling the operation of an HVAC system is provide that comprises a thermostat for initiating the operation of the HVAC system in either a full capacity mode of operation or at least one reduced capacity mode of operation, and a control... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7278587 | Thermal treatment apparatus and thermal treatment method A thermal treatment apparatus and method of thermal treatment are provided wherein the apparatus includes a treatment chamber used to thermally treat an object material held therein, fluid passages formed so as to extend along an outer surface of the treatment chamb... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277251 | Data reliability improvement at low temperature Embodiments of the invention perform a stable data write operation at a low operating ambient temperature and promptly perform a write command process within a magnetic recording apparatus that employs a load/unload design. In one embodiment, write heads unloaded on... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263847 | Electric refrigerator An electric refrigerator comprising a cooling space in which a temperature sensor is arranged and which is closable by a heat-insulating door. The temperature sensor is connected to a device which regulates the cooling temperature and is adjustable by a temperature-... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261243 | Thermostat responsive to inputs from external devices A thermostat is provided that receives one or more inputs from at least one heating system of a climate control system, and initiates an appropriate action in response to the input. The thermostat can turn off a heat pump providing substandard heat and responsively ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261242 | Sound insulation for electric relay An electric unit, such as a room thermostat has a circuit board and an electromechanical switch mounted to the circuit board. The circuit board and the electromechanical switch are housed in a casing. The casing is filled with a sound insulation material with the el... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262138 | Organic BARC with adjustable etch rate Systems and method for adjusting an etch rate of an organic bottom antireflective coating (BARC) layer on a wafer. The BARC layer can be exposed to an energy source at varied intensities to determine a relationship between bake temperature and solubility of the BARC... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246941 | Sensing media temperature in an HVAC valve An apparatus and method are provided for determining the temperature of an operating fluid media in an HVAC system. An integral temperature sensor, mounted within an actuator of an actuator-driven HVAC valve, senses the temperature of a valve body of the HVAC valve.... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243858 | Damper and an assembly therewith A damper that is mounted to a printed circuit board of an automobile's climate control system includes a tactile feel and torque control mechanism for the user as the user controls the temperature and climate within the interior of an automobile. The damper incorpor... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239471 | Method of setting the amount of power application to heater incorporated in magnetoresistive head and magnetic disk drive An integrated circuit in a hard disk drive contains a resistance measurement circuit for a magnetoresistive head. The relationship between the amount of a resistance change in the magnetoresistive head and the amount of a temperature rise, the relationship between t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175098 | Removable programmable thermostat for air conditioning and heating systems The invention is directed to temperature control system in which a programmable controller may be programmed to control a thermal output of said temperature-modifying device having a power connector. The programmable temperature control system may include at least o... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172132 | Balanced utility load management A method and apparatus for controlling the operation of an air conditioning system and a plurality of auxiliary devices, with both the air conditioning system and the auxiliary devices being adapted to operate in a setback condition. The auxiliary devices are operat... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174239 | Retrieving diagnostic information from an HVAC component A control is provided for controlling the operation of a climate control system, which includes a processor that is capable of receiving power from a low voltage power supply adapted to be connected to an external alternating current power source, or a second extern... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168258 | Real temperature output air conditioner A real temperature output air conditioner which lowers the ambient temperature of an interior space to a desired temperature and, once that has been achieved, delivers a constant flow of air at that specific temperature thereto. The present invention further include... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159790 | Thermostat with offset drive A thermostat having a thermostat housing and a rotatable selector rotatably coupled to the thermostat housing via a support member. The rotatable selector is adapted to have a range of rotatable positions, wherein a desired parameter value is identified by the posit... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159788 | Interior temperature sensing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for more accurately determining the room temperature of air in an automobile cabin by automatically determining the room temperature of air in an automobile based on one or more of a temperature value for solid mass surrounding a temperature s... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159789 | Thermostat with mechanical user interface A thermostat having a thermostat housing and a rotatable selector disposed on the thermostat housing. The rotatable selector adapted to have a range of rotatable positions, where a desired parameter value is identified by the position of the rotatable selector along... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156317 | Recirculating fan thermostat A programmable thermostat with a heat-cool switch, a temperature value input, and a fan switch with on, auto, and recirculating positions, and a microprocessor that superimposes a fan recirculating mode or cycle on the heat-cool or off modes or cycles by determining... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152414 | Operating unit comprising at least one operating element The invention relates to an operator control unit having at least one operator control for setting a setpoint value, in particular a temperature, an air quantity and/or an air distribution, an automatic function being provided for the air quantity, air distribution ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145110 | Thermal barrier for a thermistor The present invention is a an effective thermal barrier between the thermistor and higher temperature solids or electrical components in a thermostat or its equivalent device. The invention thermal barrier substantially reduces or essentially eliminates undesired co... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131490 | Fan coil controller A fan coil controller for a hot and cold water system of a building that turns off the fan while the hot water and cold water coils are flushed. A fan coil control circuit is configured to periodically and temporarily operate a hot water flow control circuit and a c... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128275 | Liquid warming device with basin 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 th... | 10/31/2006 |