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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Carlos Rodriguez, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Inventor:
Carlos Rodriguez, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 3/00 (2006.01); F24F 11/00 (2018.01); F24D 19/10 (2006.01); G05D 23/275 (2006.01); F24F 7/00 (2006.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/74 (2018.01); F24F 11/70 (2018.01); F24F 120/10 (2018.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/70 (2018.01); F24F 11/74 (2018.01); F24F 2120/10 (2018.01); G05D 23/1934 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for operating a central air conditioning and/or heating system within a building that includes one or more blowers and ducts communicating from the blower(s) to respective rooms within the building. The system includes a vent in each of the rooms including an actuator for selectively opening and closing the vent, one or more sensors in each room for detecting occupants, and a controller communicating with the actuators and the one or more sensors for directing the actuators to open or close respective vents based at least in part on data from the one or more sensors.