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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2012
Applicants:
Timothy J. Nordberg, Plymouth, MN (US);
Brent Chian, Plymouth, MN (US);
Michael W. Schultz, Elk River, MN (US);
Douglas D. Bird, Little Canada, MN (US);
Inventors:
Timothy J. Nordberg, Plymouth, MN (US);
Brent Chian, Plymouth, MN (US);
Michael W. Schultz, Elk River, MN (US);
Douglas D. Bird, Little Canada, MN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23N 1/02 (2006.01); F23M 3/04 (2006.01); F24H 9/20 (2006.01); F24F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A modulating furnace having a variable rate burner and a controller is operated at a first burner firing rate for a first period of time, and a higher burner firing rate once the first period of time has expired. In some instances, the burner may be operated only while the controller is receiving a call for heat from a thermostat or the like.