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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1983
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel I Pomerantz, Lexington, MA (US);
Richard V Baxter, Jr, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Emhart Industries, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34 44 ; 34 89 ; 34133 ; 340802 ;
Abstract
A method and means for programming the operation of an apparatus having at least a plurality of different control functions provides a control panel, an arrangement for causing the control panel to appear blank prior to initial activation of the apparatus, circuitry for initially activating the apparatus, and circuitry responsive to initial activation for indicating and allowing selection of the different control functions, the circuitry for indicating and allowing selection including circuitry for sequentially displaying the control functions on the control panel to allow selection thereof.