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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Layne E. Heilman, Osceola, IN (US);
Gale R. Horst, Watervilet, MI (US);
Richard A. Mccoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Layne E. Heilman, Osceola, IN (US);
Gale R. Horst, Watervilet, MI (US);
Richard A. McCoy, Stevensville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G05D 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An appliance network having a first networked appliance, an energy controller, at least one of a smart dimmer and smart adapter, and a communication network coupling the first networked appliance, energy controller, and the at least one of the smart dimmer and smart adapter for communication therebetween.