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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2019
Applicant:

Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);

Inventors:

Keith R. Mowery, Plano, TX (US);

Nguyen T. Ho, Highland Village, TX (US);

Assignee:

Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/80 (2018.01); F24F 11/59 (2018.01); F24F 11/523 (2018.01); F24F 11/49 (2018.01); F24F 11/67 (2018.01); F24F 11/64 (2018.01); F24F 11/74 (2018.01); F24F 11/46 (2018.01); F24F 1/54 (2011.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/02 (2006.01); F24F 110/20 (2018.01); F24F 140/40 (2018.01); F24F 110/10 (2018.01); F24F 120/12 (2018.01); F24F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/80 (2018.01); F24F 1/54 (2013.01); F24F 11/46 (2018.01); F24F 11/49 (2018.01); F24F 11/523 (2018.01); F24F 11/59 (2018.01); F24F 11/64 (2018.01); F24F 11/67 (2018.01); F24F 11/74 (2018.01); G05B 13/024 (2013.01); G05B 19/02 (2013.01); F24F 2003/003 (2013.01); F24F 2110/10 (2018.01); F24F 2110/20 (2018.01); F24F 2120/12 (2018.01); F24F 2140/40 (2018.01);
Abstract

A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a network of wireless remote climate sensors to develop a complete heat map of an enclosed space. The remote climate sensor is configured to collect temperature and humidity data on a zone of the enclosed space. The HVAC system uses a network of these sensors to obtain data points across the enclosed space. The resulting heat map is used by the HVAC system to determine where to direct air in the enclosed space. By comparing the temperature and humidity at a specific remote climate sensor with the user's desired temperature and humidity, the HVAC system can decide whether to increase or decrease the air flow through a variable damper that is located near the remote climate sensor. By conducting this analysis throughout the enclosed space and making incremental adjustments to the air flow in hot and cold spots in the enclosed space, the disclosed HVAC system provides even comfort to the user along with reduced energy consumption.


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