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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2003
Applicant:
Steven J. Fulton, Elgin, IL (US);
Inventor:
Steven J. Fulton, Elgin, IL (US);
Assignee:
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control system for controlling an appliance at a predetermined temperature. The control system comprises a sensor capable of providing a temperature signal representative of a temperature in the appliance and a controller capable of receiving the temperature signal and determining an amount of time to apply power based on the temperature signal. The amount of time to apply power is a percentage of time to apply power of a predetermined time period.