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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:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Melexis NV, Leper, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/02 ; H01L 4/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/02 ; H01L 4/300 ;
Abstract
A temperature control system includes an integrated circuit that combines magnetic sensitive elements and infrared sensors to detect user temperature settings and measure temperature, respectively. Integration of the various sensors results in a very cost-effective and reliable temperature control system suitable for consumer applications.