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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:
Nov. 12, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Laurie L Werbowsky, Jamesville, NY (US);
William F Van Ostrand, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Peter G Pierret, Fayetteville, NY (US);
Hall Virgil, Jr, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Assignee:
Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B / ; G05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
236 / ; 165257 ; 236 / ;
Abstract
A thermostat monitors the indoor air temperature indicated by the thermostat's indoor air temperature sensor. The monitored indoor air temperature must be within a predefined range of acceptable temperatures to be considered valid. In the event the monitored temperature is outside this predefined range, the thermostat proceeds to read the outdoor air temperature and activate a heating system if the outdoor air temperature reading is below a predefined level.