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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2002
Gary L. Mercer, Eaton, OH (US);
Gary L. Mercer, Eaton, OH (US);
Henny Penny Corporation, Eaton, OH (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, a system for powering up a controller is described. The system includes a power source, a heat generator adapted to receive power from the power source, and a controller adapted to receive power from the power source and adapted to detect a power interruption from the power source and the controller. The controller includes a clock for continuously monitoring a current time and a current date, software for copying the current time and current date, and a memory for storing the current time and the current date. The controller also includes software for calculating a length of time between the detected power interruption and a power restoration from the power source to the controller, and a password system for preventing unauthorized power restoration from the power source to the heat generator when the length of time is greater than a predetermined length of time.