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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011597 | Auto A/C solar compensation control A method of controlling an HVAC system to more effectively cool a vehicle cabin when the solar azimuth is large. A solar azimuth, an outside air temperature, a set temperature, a cabin temperature, and an ignition time are communicated to a controller that determine... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7810739 | Air conditioner The invention provides an air conditioner including a radiant sensor device assembly inside a front panel of an indoor unit, in which a radiant sensor holder for holding a radiant sensor and a radiant sensor holder drive mechanism are assembled into the radiant sens... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7780092 | Application of microsystems for real time IEQ control An arrangement includes a plurality of wireless microsystems and a central data processor. Each microsystem is operable to measure a plurality of indoor environmental quality-related parameters and is operable to communicate first information pertaining to the measu... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7401469 | System and method for preserving food System and method for preserving food. Embodiments of the system include a food compartment to store food and a user interface configured to receive user input relating to the preservation of the food stored. The system also includes a humidity sensor configured to ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7389812 | Vehicle air conditioning system having non-contacting temperature sensors When a front-passenger seat occupant detecting sensor indicates absence of an occupant in a front-passenger seat, an air conditioning control ECU adjusts a temperature measurement measured with a non-contacting temperature sensor for measuring a surface temperature ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7356912 | Method for ventilating a seat The present invention is directed towards a method of forming a ventilated seat. More specifically, in one aspect, the present invention is directed towards providing an insert in fluid communications with an air mover and a seating surface, wherein the system optio... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7272944 | Vehicle air conditioner with non-contact temperature sensor A vehicle air conditioner includes a non-contact temperature sensor for detecting a temperature in a predetermined area of a passenger compartment in non-contact, an air conditioning unit that controls an air conditioning state in the passenger compartment based on ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269963 | Vehicle air conditioning apparatus Parameters are set in accordance with a running condition of a vehicle and an environmental condition based on a wiper operation signal of the vehicle. The parameters are used to calculate a stable vehicle interior surface temperature Tna of a window glass. The stab... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7246656 | Vehicle air conditioner A vehicle air conditioner has an IR sensor that detects a temperature of air inside a vehicle compartment. The IR sensor is disposed on an instrument panel so that the sensor is disposed above switches and a face blowout port on the instrument panel. Accordingly, a ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243857 | Grain aeration systems and techniques In one embodiment, the invention is directed toward a networked grain aeration control system. For example, the system can provide centralized monitoring of the aeration of a number of grain storage facilities, thereby improving the management of stored grain. The n... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243004 | Self-configuring controls for heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems A system for self-configuring complex HVAC systems has each of several units provided with a microprocessor control. The several units are each available in various optional styles, sizes, etc. The microprocessors provide information to a central control of the part... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7222665 | Vehicle air conditioning system with air temperature sensor A vehicle air conditioning system uses a non-contact temperature sensor for feedback control of the temperature of the air blown out from a blowing opening. The degrees of opening of an air mix damper and a bypass open/close damper are controlled by actuators that r... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210523 | Vehicle air conditioner A vehicle air conditioner has an air conditioning unit and an air conditioning control unit. The air conditioning unit has a FACE blowout port, a DEF blowout port, an upper blowout port. The air conditioning control unit estimates an outside windshield temperature a... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198402 | Method for determining an interior temperature of a passenger area of a motor vehicle, arrangement for execution of the method, and a temperature sensor A signal (Snormal) is provided to a heat element of a temperature sensor, which is recorded as a step response (Lruh, Lbew). From the difference of the step response compared with the reaction adaptively determined with the temperatu... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197927 | Sensor for determining the interior humidity and fogging up tendency and fastening device of the sensor A sensor means is proposed to determine an interior humidity and/or an interior volume delimited by a wall, in particular, of a vehicle passenger compartment 3, and a fogging up tendency of an inner surface of the wall, in particular, of a window 5 of ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172018 | Vehicle air-conditioning system A vehicle air-conditioning system improves a passenger's sensation of cooling by preventing air blown from a foot opening when a cooling load is low, creating a comfortable temperature distribution along the passenger's body. The vehicle air-conditioning system auto... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7108419 | Thermal tympanic thermometer tip The present disclosure provides a tympanic thermometer including a heat sensing probe defining a longitudinal axis and an outer surface extending from a distal end of the tympanic thermometer. The heat sensing probe includes a sensor housing extending to a distal en... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7084774 | Temperature control system A method and implementing computerized system are provided for enabling point-specific temperature control for a given airspace. In an exemplary embodiment, infrared sensing devices are positioned in a vehicle to sense and record temperatures at various points withi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7035736 | Portable personal data processing device The invention relates to a portable personal data processing device, such as a wrist-worn measuring device, a heart rate monitor, a subscriber terminal of a radio system, or a sports watch. The device includes a temperature sensor for measuring the ambient temperatu... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021552 | Method and installation for controlling the temperature in a controlled-climate chamber The invention relates to a method for controlling the temperature in a controlled-climate chamber, wherein: an organism, such as a plant or an animal, is placed in the controlled-climate chamber; the temperature in the controlled-climate chamber is kept essentially ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004401 | System and method for regulating agriculture storage facilities in order to promote uniformity among separate storage facilities In one embodiment, the invention is directed toward a networked grain aeration control system. For example, the system can provide centralized monitoring of the aeration of a number of grain storage facilities, thereby improving the management of stored grain. The n... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997605 | Device for detection of the temperature in the interior of a vehicle The device for detection of the temperature in the interior of a vehicle, particularly for an air-conditioning system of a vehicle, is provided with an interior temperature sensor (28) arranged in a housing (18) arranged in or at a wall (12) adj... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991029 | Architectural dynamic control: intelligent environmental control and feedback system for architectural settings including offices A smart, adaptive control system that monitors and influences physical conditions of an architectural setting. The architectural setting in which the system is deployed typically includes a plurality of private spaces and at least one community space. The individual... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988670 | Heating/ventilating/air conditioning systems for vehicles An HVAC Integrated electronic Module (HIM) (41) for controlling airflow through an HVAC module (12), the HVAC module including a variable speed blower motor (18), a plurality of airflow doors (26–28) for controlling air direction and ho... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6971446 | Intelligent vehicle air conditioning control system An air conditioning control system for controlling the air conditioning system of a vehicle. The air conditioning control system is capable of determining the occupancy status of various locations in the vehicle interior. The air conditioning control system alters t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966498 | Solar radiation compensation method for a vehicle climate control A vehicle climate control is compensated for direct and indirect infrared heat loading due to solar radiation based on a mean radiant temperature sensor and a cabin air temperature sensor. The mean radiant temperature sensor include a temperature responsive element ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962196 | Mode switching control device of vehicle air-conditioning apparatus A mode switching control device of a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus capable of selecting vent mode delivery, whereby air is delivered to an upper part of the inside of a passenger compartment; foot mode delivery, whereby air is delivered to a lower part of the p... | 11/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6949021 | Vehicle air conditioner and vehicle ventilation system In a vehicle air conditioner, a non-contact temperature sensor is used as an inside air temperature sensor for detecting a temperature in a passenger compartment. Based on infrared rays radiated from a predetermined area of the passenger compartment, the non-contact... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6917019 | Heating and method for controlling heating of a functional unit on a motor vehicle Heating of a functional unit is started by a control device. An actual temperature or a parameter dependent on the actual temperature is monitored during, and optionally before and after the actual heating of the functional unit. A characteristic feature of the time... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915646 | HVAC system with cooled dehydrator An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes an accumulator/dehydrator (A/D) disposed in the suction fluid line for accumulating refrigerant and a heat transfer jacket surrounds the A/D for exchanging heat with the A/D and the refrigerant therein. The heat tran... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6892808 | Regulation of the temperature, the speed and the distribution of the air blown into a motor-vehicle passenger compartment A device to control an installation for heating, ventilating and/or ai-conditioning a vehicle passenger compartment responds to a set-point set by a passenger and chosen air-heating parameter values. A control module drives actuators to modify the operation of the i... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6869024 | Self-adjusting mechanism for a thermostat responsive to humidity A first mounting plate attachable to the wall has a hub on which a second enhanced mounting plate is rotated by a humidity sensing spring to decrease the setting registered by the mercury bulb switch when moist air is present and increase the setting when drier air ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868900 | Multiple zone automatic HVAC control system and method A multiple zone electronic control system and method are provided to control a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a vehicle. The control system includes a plurality of sensors to provide inputs relating to multiple zones of an occupant compa... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6843424 | Motor vehicle with a heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system In a motor vehicle measured values from a solar sensor (8) and an interior temperature sensor (11) are supplied to a heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system, which sensors are arranged on a common housing. A moisture sensor (13) is addi... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6827284 | Vehicle air conditioner with automatic air-conditioning control A vehicle air conditioner controls the air-conditioning automatically based on a control characteristic. The control characteristic, such as a blower voltage calculation map, is selected from plural control characteristics, or obtained by a calculation based on the ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6782945 | Dual zone automatic climate control algorithm utilizing heat flux analysis A method for automatically controlling the climate in a plurality of climate control zones of a cabin of an automobile comprising at least a driver zone and a passenger zone having a temperature sensor located in a driver side zone and at least one conditioned air o... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6745947 | Vehicle air conditioner with automatic air-conditioning control A vehicle air conditioner controls the air-conditioning automatically based on sensors detecting environmental conditions regarding the air-conditioning of a vehicle and based on an operational portion operable by a passenger. One of the sensors is a sunlight sensor... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6712280 | Deep mass compensation for a vehicle automatic climate control A motor vehicle automatic climate control determines the heating or cooling influence of the deep mass components of the cabin and compensates the climate control to offset the thermal effects of the deep mass components on the cabin air temperature. The deep mass t... | 03/30/2004 |
