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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 03, 2010
Applicants:
Richard Scharf, Escondido, CA (US);
Roger Heald, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Scharf, Escondido, CA (US);
Roger Heald, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
HARMONIC DESIGN, INC., Poway, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 13/06 (2006.01); F24F 13/14 (2006.01); F24F 13/15 (2006.01); F24F 11/053 (2006.01); F24F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 13/1426 (2013.01); F24F 11/053 (2013.01); F24F 13/15 (2013.01); F24F 11/0012 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0049 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0068 (2013.01); F24F 2013/1433 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motorized vent covering for an air vent of the environment control system, the motorized vent covering comprising an air flow restrictor for controlling air flow through the vent; and an actuator, the actuator including a motor configured to drive the air flow restrictor to control the flow of air from the vent, and a controller in communication with the motor, the controller configured to provide operating instructions to the motor to open or close the air flow restrictor to adjust the flow of air through the air vent.