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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:
Oct. 08, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert M Swanson, La Crosse, WI (US);
Paul C Pentmeester, La Crosse, WI (US);
Assignee:
American Standard Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364483 ; 361 22 ; 361 23 ; 364492 ;
Abstract
A method, and apparatus, for protecting a compressor motor in a refrigeration system from overload comprising the steps of setting a first overload trip point; setting a second overload trip point; comparing the first trip point setting with the second trip point setting; and shutting down the compressor motor if the first trip point setting is not substantially equal to the second trip point setting.