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7641126 |
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...
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7643908 |
Occupant controlled energy management system and method for managing energy consumption in a multi-unit building
A system is provided for use in a multi-unit building by which an occupant of a unit of the multi-unit building controls an appliance associated with the unit and includes an actuator which is...
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7624931 |
Adjustable display resolution for thermostat
A visual display system for use with a digital thermostat is provided. The visual display system provides an adjustable display resolution for the temperature readout provided thereon. This...
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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...
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7604046 |
Controller interface with multiple day programming
A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more...
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7584899 |
HVAC controller
An HVAC controller with a simplified and/or lower cost user interface. In one illustrative embodiment, the HVAC controller includes two switches, a movable member, and a plurality of detents. The...
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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...
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7575179 |
Reconfigurable programmable thermostat
A programmable thermostat can be programmed and configured using a set up selector keys or pushbuttons to enter set up modes and to move from screen to screen on the thermostat display, and using...
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7573701 |
Electronic control mount with switch support and light guide
A control assembly for a compact refrigeration unit and the like includes a display panel, a control board having an LED and a switch pad, a flexible extension extending between the switch and the...
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7556207 |
Thermostat with touch membrane feature
A thermostat is provided that comprises a touch-sensitive transparent membrane adapted to be affixed over a display, where the transparent membrane has a plurality of membrane switches. The...
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7542824 |
Air conditioning control device
An air conditioning control device is configured to obtain and control data on an air conditioner, which includes a plurality of indoor units. The air conditioning control device includes a data...
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7523872 |
Air conditioner control system, central remote controller, and facility controller
An operation information processing section ( 11 ) in a central remote controller ( 5 ) processes operation information from operation setting buttons ( 8 a , 8 b , 8 c ), each of which is...
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7520445 |
Method, apparatus, and system for projecting hot water availability for showering and bathing
Methods and apparatus for predicting the availability of hot water for showering and bathing. One or more parameters corresponding to the operation of a water heater are monitored over time. Data...
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7490477 |
System and method for monitoring a condenser of a refrigeration system
A system for monitoring a remote refrigeration system includes a plurality of sensors that monitor parameters of components of the refrigeration system and a communication network that transfers...
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7472554 |
Passenger environmental protection
The system includes a carbon dioxide sensor, a temperature sensor and a controller. The carbon dioxide sensor is in electrical communication with the controller and generates a carbon dioxide...
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7469546 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring a calibrated condenser unit in a refrigerant-cycle system
A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power...
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7460933 |
Thermostat display system providing adjustable backlight and indicators
A user adjustable visual display system and method for a digital thermostat having a backlit user display screen and system operation indicators is provided. The system allows a user to...
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7454269 |
Programmable thermostat with wireless programming module lacking visible indicators
The present invention comprises an intuitive algorithm embodiment. In said intuitive algorithm embodiment, a programmable thermostat that operates under control of a control program incorporating...
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7451937 |
Thermostat with handicap access mode
An innovative thermostat having a handicap access mode is described. When the handicap access mode is triggered, the thermostat accepts voice commands to control thermostat settings. This...
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7448435 |
System and method for controlling a multi-zone heating or cooling system
A control system is provided for automatically setting up and controlling a climate control system for a building having one or more zones and one or more thermostats in communication with the...
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7438469 |
Thermostat with optional advertising door
A thermostat designed to accommodate service graphics after sale by the manufacturer directly or indirectly to the installer for installation at the ultimate consumer's location. The thermostat...
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7434742 |
Thermostat capable of displaying received information
A thermostat for controlling a climate control system is provided that comprises a network interface for establishing an Internet connection with a website of a remote service provider, and a...
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7412839 |
Remote data acquisition system and method
An apparatus for diagnosing a cooling system includes a first sensor for sensing a first operating parameter, a second sensor for sensing a motor operating parameter, a controller in communication...
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7392661 |
Energy usage estimation for climate control system
An HVAC system controller which estimates the energy cost or savings incurred due to a user-instigated change in a climate control schedule. The HVAC system controller is adapted to operate a...
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7364095 |
Apparatus for judging target to be temperature-regulated
Between a characteristic a of a process chamber 21 a having a large pressure loss and a characteristic b of a process chamber 21 b having a small pressure loss, threshold value A (flow rate...
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7360717 |
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...
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7344277 |
Ambiance lighting system with temperature responsive variable color output
An ambiance lighting system for a vehicular passenger compartment has a variable color light output which is automatically responsive to temperature changes. First and second light sources of...
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7343751 |
Intelligent thermostat system for load monitoring a refrigerant-cycle apparatus
A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power...
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7341201 |
Fully articulated and comprehensive air and fluid distribution, metering, and control method and apparatus for primary movers, heat exchangers, and terminal flow devices
The described method and apparatus pertains namely to the HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) industry, though its many functions extend into any and all forms of air-fluid movement,...
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7331187 |
Intelligent thermostat system for monitoring a refrigerant-cycle apparatus
A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power...
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7310957 |
Ice machine with remote monitoring
A commercial ice making machine having an electronic monitoring device which captures the operating status and production history of the ice machine. The ice production history of the machine is...
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7302642 |
Thermostat with touch-screen display
A thermostat is programmable by entering input through a large-format touch-screen display. The touch-screen display displays different sets of icons depending on the mode the thermostat is in. A...
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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...
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7287709 |
Configurable multi-level thermostat backlighting
A thermostat includes a display and an illumination device that is configurable to illuminate the display in a partial illumination mode and a full illumination mode. In the partial illumination...
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7275863 |
Threshold calorimeter/shelf life monitor
Threshold calorimeter/shelf life monitors having a thermally moderating housing containing a liquid solution and one or more low melting point solids all having properties correlated relative to...
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7274972 |
Programmable controller with saving changes indication
A programmable controller such as an HVAC controller that provides a confirmation message to a user indicating that a parameter that has been modified by the user has been or will be saved. Such a...
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7270278 |
Distributed intelligence control for commercial refrigeration
A commercial refrigeration system including a compressor, a condenser, a valve, and an evaporator coil, all of which are in fluid communication. The refrigeration system further including a fixture...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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7240851 |
Thermostat fan and boiler timer
A programmable timer circuit that can be connected directly to the fan switch of any thermostat with a forced air heating and/or cooling system that includes a blower fan for circulating air...
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7232075 |
Thermostat system with touchscreen with user interfaces or operational algorithms via a remote correspondent
A thermostat system includes a temperature sensor, an LCD for selectively displaying alphanumeric and graphic devices on a touchscreen with virtual buttons, a processor having a memory for storing...
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7222800 |
Controller customization management system
A device and method that may be used at nearly any place to set and adjust a control system such as a thermostat, controller or computer having numerous parameters and options that may be selected...
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7188482 |
Fault diagnostics and prognostics based on distance fault classifiers
The present invention is directed to a mathematical approach to detect faults by reconciling known data driven techniques with a physical understanding of the HVAC system and providing a direct...
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7185825 |
Programmable thermostat employing a fail safe real time clock
A programmable thermostat for controlling space conditioning equipment receives power from the equipment. The thermostat has an interactive interface for user programming, a temperature sensor and...
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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...
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7172134 |
Freezer alarm system and apparatus for refrigeration units
A freezer alarm system and apparatus for monitoring the temperature in the freezer compartment of a refrigeration unit includes a housing mountable on a wall adjacent the refrigeration unit for...
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7162883 |
Compressor diagnostic method
A method includes determining base-line operating parameters for a compressor, generating a high-side signal indicative of high-side compressor operating conditions, generating a low-side signal...
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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...
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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...
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