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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1995
Lunxi Peter Xia, La Crescent, MN (US);
Rolf M Hanson, Holmen, WI (US);
Nels R Ebbesen, Winona, MN (US);
Michael G Lunacek, La Crescent, MN (US);
Robert M Swanson, La Crosse, WI (US);
Dennis R Dorman, La Crosse, WI (US);
Jeffrey A Moore, La Crosse, WI (US);
American Standard Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Abstract
A device for monitoring and modulating the admission of fresh air into a building. The device comprises a housing; a sensor associated with the housing and operable to measure airflow through the housing; and a damper including at least two damper blades. Each damper blade includes a shaft rotatably attached to the housing at least at a first shaft end. The shaft is located on the surface of the damper blade so as to divide the surface into first and second substantially equal areas.