Robertshaw Controls Company

Other

James H Turner

Gregory A Ehlers

Joseph Beaudet

Ronald Strich

George Loughmiller

D Mitchell Carr

John N Sharood

Graham Bailey

David Peachey

Disclosed herein are apparatuses for collecting water in a shower or bathtub enclosure. The apparatus comprises a water-resistant or waterproof panel, one or more connectors coupled or coupleable to the panel, the one or more connectors enabling the panel to be disposed within the shower or bathtub enclosure, and a receptacle coupled or coupleable to the panel, the receptacle having an opening for collecting water from a surface of the panel, the receptacle for delivering the collected water to a destination other than a drain of the shower or bathtub enclosure. The destination may be a container, a bucket, a toilet, a tank, a planter box, a plant pot, or an outdoor location such as a garden or lawn. The collected water may flow directly to the destination, or the apparatus may use a channel to deliver the collected water to the destination.

Water collection apparatus

A system and method manage delivery of energy from a distribution network to one or more sites. Each site has at least one device coupled to the distribution network. The at least one device controllably consumes energy. The system includes a node and a control system. The node is coupled to the at least one device for sensing and controlling energy delivered to the device. A control system is coupled to the node and distribution network for delivering to the node at least one characteristic of the distribution network. The node for controls the supply of energy to the device as a function of the at least one characteristic.

System and method of controlling delivery and/or usage of a commodity

System and method for controlling usage of a commodity

A system and method manage delivery of energy from a distribution network to one or more sites. Each site has at least one device couple to the distribution network. The at least one device controllably consumes energy. The system includes a node and a control system. The node is coupled to the at least one device for sensing and controlling energy delivered to the device. A control system is coupled to the node and distribution network for delivering to the node at least one characteristic of the distribution network. The node for controls the supply of energy to the device as a function of the at least one characteristic.

System and method for controlling delivering of a commodity

A device monitors an appliance that receives power from a source. The device includes a first coupler that couples the device to the power source. A second coupler couples the device to the appliance. A monitoring circuit is connected to the first coupler and the second coupler to monitor power supplied by the source to the appliance. A communications circuit also is provided. The monitoring circuit provides data based on the monitored power to the communications circuit for output to the first coupler. The communications circuit may include a receiver that receives a signal from the first coupler to control the monitoring circuit. The communications circuit also may include a transceiver that receives a signal from the first coupler to control the monitoring circuit and to transmit monitored power data.

Appliance retrofit monitoring device with a memory storing an electronic signature

An improved control system for controlling the heating and cooling of a building or home including an improved control device forming a component of the control system. The control device includes a lever which can pivot about a central axis intermediate the ends of the lever, each end of the lever having a bimetallic element adjacent to and above a resistance heating element. The outer end of the bimetallic element coupled to one end of the lever engages an adjustable stop. The other bimetallic element is in engagement with a resilient blade which, depending upon its operative position, controls the flow of a fluid through a tube, the fluid flow through the tube being a function of the operative condition of the adjacent bimetallic element. The fluid flow through the tube determines how a fluid-actuated controller is operated to control a valve which provides heating and cooling fluid for heating and cooling a space. The control system of the present invention can operate a normal fashion under the influence of a thermostat through one part of a day and can then operate under the influence of the control device during another part of the day, such as during the nighttime hours when heating and cooling requirements are at a minimum.

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Chesterfield, VA, United States of America

James H Turner