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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Andersen Corporation, Bayport, MN (US);
Inventors:
Sachin Gore, Stillwater, MN (US);
David Plummer, Hudson, WI (US);
Daniel Timmerman, Hudson, WI (US);
Assignee:
Andersen Corporation, Bayport, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G08B 13/04 (2006.01); G08B 13/08 (2006.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); G08B 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2013.01); G08B 13/04 (2013.01); G08B 13/08 (2013.01); G08B 25/008 (2013.01); G08B 29/046 (2013.01); Y10T 70/7486 (2015.04); Y10T 292/0841 (2015.04); Y10T 292/0846 (2015.04); Y10T 292/0886 (2015.04); Y10T 292/0968 (2015.04); Y10T 292/1039 (2015.04); Y10T 292/1041 (2015.04);
Abstract
A status monitoring device for a fenestration unit is provided. The device is positioned in or on the fenestration unit and includes a panel position sensor and a lock status sensor. The device is capable of transmitting panel position data and lock status data to a remote device, trigger an audible alarm on the device or the remote device, trigger a visual alarm on the device or the remote device, or a combination of these.