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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Taco, Inc., Cranston, RI (US);
Inventors:
Michael E. McNamara, Coventry, RI (US);
Robert Kellicker, Upton, MA (US);
Christian Gonzales, Providence, RI (US);
Assignee:
Taco, Inc., Cranston, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 11/00 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); F24D 19/10 (2006.01); F24D 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 7/0617 (2013.01); F24D 17/0078 (2013.01); F24D 19/1051 (2013.01); F24D 19/1063 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water pump controlled by a microcontroller and operated to pump hot water for specific recirculation periods during a multi-day cycle. The recirculation periods are determined from hot water usage data logged by the microcontroller during a logging period occurring in the previous multi-day cycle. A preferred cycle is during a seven-day, or one-week, period.