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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120012662 | BUILDING CONTROLLERS WITH LOCAL AND GLOBAL PARAMETERS A building controller is configured to designate one or more stored parameters as local or global. Parameters that are designated as global may be selectively communicated to remote devices and, parameters that are designated as local, may remain local to the building c... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120000212 | TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH PREDICTIVE REFRIGERATION A transport unit including a container defining a cargo space. The transport unit includes position detection apparatus coupled to the container, and adapted to determine a geographic location of the container and to generate a signal indicative of the geographic locati... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110290893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO OPTIMIZE AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Embodiments of the invention comprise systems and methods for using the geographic location of networked consumer electronics devices as indications of occupancy of a structure for purposes of automatically adjusting the temperature setpoint on a thermostatic HVAC contr... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110264273 | DEMAND CONTROL VENTILATION SYSTEM WITH REMOTE MONITORING Methods and systems for remotely monitoring and/or controlling a demand control ventilation system are disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, a demand control ventilation device having a damper and a controller are provided. The damper may have a range of damper pos... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110240750 | PERSON-SENSITIVE SENSOR AND AIR CONDITIONER PROVIDED WITH THE SAME In one embodiment, a person-sensitive sensor is provided. The person-sensitive sensor has a Doppler sensor module, a storage unit, a signal intensity comparison unit, a variance value comparison unit and a presumption unit. The storage unit stores signal intensities of ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110210178 | AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM According to an embodiment, provided is an air conditioning control system having a remote controller which collectively controls air conditioning facilities respectively provided in multiple buildings through a network. A building monitoring and controlling device is p... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110204150 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DEGRADATION IN CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE The present invention relates to the detection of degradation in climate control system performance, in particular to the detection of degradation in heating system performance or air-conditioning system performance that is an indicator of impending heating system failu... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110202181 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SMART CLIMATE CONTROL A method and apparatus for controlling climate within a building. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a smart climate unit for (i) obtaining distributed generator (DG) information pertaining to operation of a DG that generates power for the building, and (ii) con... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110181412 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY IN MULTI-UNIT FACILITIES Methods, systems, and devices for managing energy consumption in multi-room facilities are provided. In particular, intelligent mechanisms for determining a room occupancy state and then for managing energy settings of that room are provided. Some logic for implementing... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110168791 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER The present invention provides an outdoor unit of air conditioner comprising a main body and an electrical component box, a fan motor, a compressor and a condenser which are all installed in the main body. The electrical component box comprises an electrical box cover, ... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110160918 | A/C Service Tool Controller An apparatus for automated control of A/C service tools for use during A/C servicing tasks. The apparatus including hardware and software to run the automation programs, connectors to connect with the service tools to allow passage of vapors and liquids between the serv... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110147473 | WATER HEATER CONTROL MODULE An advanced electric water heater control system that interfaces with a high temperature cut-off thermostat and an upper regulating thermostat. The system includes a control module that is electrically connected to the high-temperature cut-off thermostat and the upper r... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110137467 | BACKUP CONTROL FOR HVAC SYSTEM An equipment interface module that can operate one or more pieces of HVAC equipment in accordance with instructions received from a properly operating thermostat, yet can also operate the HVAC equipment when communications between the thermostat and the HVAC controller ... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110127343 | Wirelessly controlled heating system The system includes a boiler, and multiple radiators connected to the boiler via a network of pipes. It includes a central processor for monitoring and control, air vent controllers that control the flow of steam through the radiators and a boiler control which turns th... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110073667 | REMOTE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM PROVIDING AN INDICATION RELATING TO REMOTE CLIMATE CONTROL OPERATION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS A remote climate control system for a vehicle includes a remote climate controller to be positioned at a vehicle for starting an electrically powered climate control system based upon a remote climate control handheld unit and causing the electrically powered climate co... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110073195 | PREHEATING BACKWATER DEVICE A preheating backwater device comprises a tank body fabricated with a pump, a control module, a Y-pipe and a plurality of pipes inside. The device is assembled with a general hot-water heater and existing hot water and water supply pipes in a building. Users can activat... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110068486 | HUMIDIFIER WITH VARIABLE WATER DELIVERY A humidifier for adding humidity to an air stream of an HVAC system during a call for humidity includes an air intake configured to fluidically interface with an HVAC duct, a humidifier pad, a valve for controlling delivery of water from a water source to the humidifier... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110062246 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING MULTIZONES FROM A SINGLE ZONE HEATING SYSTEM The present invention features a multizone conversion system for converting a single zone system into a multizone system. The multizone conversion system is designed to require minimal renovations and does not require extensive new wiring. Each room within the new multi... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110056215 | WIRELESS POWER FOR HEATING OR COOLING Exemplary embodiments are directed to heating or cooling with wireless power. A device may comprise a wireless power receiver having at least one associated receive antenna. The device may further include a thermoelectric element operably coupled to the wireless power r... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110049252 | Temperature Moderation System with Temperature Difference Considerations Between Indoors and Outdoors, Its Device, Its Air Condition Device, and Its Method Thereof A temperature moderation system with temperature difference considerations between indoors and outdoors for facilitating an air conditioner in operation control, comprises an indoor unit and an outdoor unit connected with each other. The outdoor unit has an outdoor temp... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110042471 | INDOOR ENVIRONMENT REGULATING SYSTEM The invention provides an indoor environment regulating system with excellent energy efficiency. The indoor environment regulating system of the invention is provided with an indoor surface structural member 300, 400 constructed of a material comprising a far-inf... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042469 | FURNACE AND CENTRAL COOLING APPARATUS CONFIGURED WITH POWERLINE COMMUNICATION FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT A system for communication between one or more indoor and one or more outdoor units. The system has a furnace apparatus spatially disposed within a building structure. In a specific embodiment, the furnace comprises a furnace control and an energy generation region. The... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042470 | USER ACTIVATED HOT WATER HEATER AND CONTROL SYSTEM The present invention relates to a user activated hot water heater and control system for processing hot water to hot water output locations, e.g. faucet, shower, or the like, such that temperature fluctuations and delays in hot water delivery are reduced. Additionally,... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110005261 | AIR CONDITIONER AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Provided are an air conditioner with a humidifier and an air conditioning system. The humidifier is modularized within the air conditioner, enabling humidifying to be performed together with air conditioning. Moreover, by providing the humidifier as a module, indoor spa... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100326421 | FIREPLACE ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED BURN CONTROL SYSTEM A fireplace assembly with an integrated burn control system includes a variety of features that provide an elegant, revolutionary, and highly-efficient way to heat a residence or other environment. The fireplace assembly may be used in combination with gas-burning firep... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100307733 | HVAC SYSTEM AND ZONE CONTROL UNIT HVAC systems, zone control units, and control systems are provided. An HVAC system employs distributed zone control units that provides for localized air recirculation. A zone control unit can include a return air section that receives return air from serviced building ... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100308119 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING MANUAL INPUTS TO AND ADAPTIVE PROGRAMMING OF A THERMOSTAT Systems and methods are disclosed for incorporating manual changes to the setpoint for a thermostatic controller into long-term programming of the thermostatic controller. For example, one or more of the exemplary systems compares the actual setpoint at a given time for... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100274396 | THERMOELECTRIC CLIMATE CONTROL Thermoelectric modules are disposed to be connected to a vehicle coolant system and to an air handling system to provide localized climate control and passenger compartment climate control. Vehicle coolant acts as a heat sink in cooling mode and a heat source in heating... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100258643 | SYSTEM FOR THE REAL TIME INVENTORY AND LOCALIZATION OF REFRIGERATING CONTAINERS AND RELATED METHOD System (10) for remotely controlling and monitoring a food refrigerator (1), and its content, of the type intended to be given in rental or in free loan from a manufacturer to a vendor of cold products, comprising a control unit (2) for checking and... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100262299 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING RAMPED SETPOINT TEMPERATURE VARIATION WITH NETWORKED THERMOSTATS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY The invention comprises systems and methods for ramping setpoints on thermostats controlling HVAC systems. At least one thermostat is located inside a structure and is used to control an HVAC system in the structure. At least one remote processor is in communication wit... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100193592 | Thermostat Assembly With Removable Communication Module and Method A thermostat assembly comprises a thermostat and a removable and replaceable first communication module physically and functionally removably connected to the thermostat. The first communication module is configured to permit information transfer between the thermostat ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100163633 | Automatically Balancing Register for HVAC Systems Distributed nodes, such as intelligent register controllers, of a heating, ventilating and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system wirelessly communicate with each other on a peer-to-peer basis, forming a network, and collectively control the HVAC system, without a central co... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100140364 | USER INTERFACE FOR BUILDING CONTROLLER A user interface for a building appliance controller that may include a control panel and one or more option cards. The user interface may allow a user or technician to program, modify, and/or view one or more parameters of the control panel and/or the one or more optio... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100140365 | Communication Powered Building Automation System Actuator An actuator includes at least one drive arrangement configured to generate output mechanical power from input electrical power. The actuator also includes a communication line input port and a control unit. The communication line input port is configured to connect to a... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100127088 | ELECTRONIC THERMOSTAT WITH MAIN PARAMETERS THAT ARE RAPIDLY SETTABLE EVEN DURING OPERATION OF THE PLANT UNDER CONTROL An electronic thermostat is disclosed comprising a connector (6) provided with means (7) for sealing an outer body (1) provided with a cavity (60) within which there is housed a circuit card (2); the thermostat comprises a temperature ... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100084482 | THERMOSTAT A thermostat 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-base accep... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100072290 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH REMOTE START OPERATION In at least one embodiment, a system for controlling a vehicle climate control system in response to starting an engine with a remote start operation is provided. The system includes a first sensor for generating a cabin temperature signal indicative of a temperature wi... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100051710 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING HVAC EQUIPMENT An equipment monitoring device for monitoring a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system configured to control an internal environment of a structure may include a current transformer configured to sense current being supplied from a power source to a fi... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100038440 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE WIRELESS MONITORING AND CONTROL OF CLIMATE IN GREENHOUSES A remote wireless climate monitoring and control system for a greenhouse is provided. The system includes a wireless sensor network including a plurality of sensor nodes for monitoring climate conditions in the greenhouse and controlling one or more climate control syst... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100033119 | RETROFIT MOTOR SYSTEM FOR HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING APPLICATIONS A motor control system for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) applications is described. The motor control system includes a thermostat and an electronically commutated motor (ECM) coupled to the thermostat. The ECM is configured to retrofit an existing n... | 02/11/2010 |
