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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2002
Mark Duncan Brinkerhoff, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas Keith Geraty, San Jose, CA (US);
Fusion Design, Inc., Campbell, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-controlled air vent and methods of using the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the computer-controlled air vent includes: a top plate; a base connected to the top plate; a component housing connected to the top plate and to the base; a plurality of louvers rotatably positioned within the base; a force generating means connected to the louvers to rotate them between an open position and a closed position; a temperature sensor to sense an indoor temperature; a computer processor; a memory; a wireless transceiver; a bus to connect the processor and the memory; and a remote control device to control the opening and closing of the louvers.