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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Wade C. Patterson, Huntsville, AL (US);
Terry G. Phillips, Meridianville, AL (US);
Inventors:
Wade C. Patterson, Huntsville, AL (US);
Terry G. Phillips, Meridianville, AL (US);
Assignee:
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for controlling a temperature of a liquid residing within a tank comprises a tank, a first heating element, a first switch, a temperature-based switch, and logic. The first heating element is mounted on the tank, and the temperature-based switch is coupled to the first heating element and to the first switch. The logic is configured to control a state of the first switch based on a temperature of a liquid residing in the tank.