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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Lennox Industries, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Farhad Abrishamkar, Dallas, TX (US);
Anna Vishinsky, Little Elm, TX (US);
Alan E. Bennett, Denton, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/54 (2018.01); F24F 11/50 (2018.01); F24F 11/00 (2018.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01); F24F 11/62 (2018.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/70 (2018.01); F24F 13/32 (2006.01); F24F 110/70 (2018.01); F24F 140/40 (2018.01); F24F 110/20 (2018.01); F24F 110/22 (2018.01); F24F 11/56 (2018.01); F24F 110/10 (2018.01); F24F 110/12 (2018.01); F24F 120/10 (2018.01); F24F 11/52 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/0001 (2013.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/50 (2018.01); F24F 11/54 (2018.01); F24F 11/62 (2018.01); F24F 11/70 (2018.01); F24F 13/32 (2013.01); G05D 23/1905 (2013.01); G05D 23/1932 (2013.01); F24F 11/52 (2018.01); F24F 11/56 (2018.01); F24F 2011/0002 (2013.01); F24F 2110/10 (2018.01); F24F 2110/12 (2018.01); F24F 2110/20 (2018.01); F24F 2110/22 (2018.01); F24F 2110/70 (2018.01); F24F 2120/10 (2018.01); F24F 2140/40 (2018.01);
Abstract
According to certain embodiments, a device is configured for use in a climate control system. The device is operable to determine, based on configuration information, whether thermostat functionality of the device is enabled or disabled and whether sensor functionality of the device is enabled or disabled. The device is further operable to operate according to the configuration information. Thus, according to certain embodiments, the device can be configured as a thermostat, a sensor, or both.