| Patent |
Priority |
Assignee |
Title |
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May 20 1976 |
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Electronic timer and thermoswitch device |
| 4174807, |
Aug 10 1978 |
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Autocycling control circuit for heating and/or air conditioning systems |
| 4206872, |
Mar 17 1977 |
HONEYWELL INC , A CORP OF DE |
Electronic thermostat |
| 4224615, |
Sep 14 1978 |
Texas Instruments Incorporated |
Method of using a liquid crystal display device as a data input device |
| 4264034, |
Aug 16 1979 |
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Digital thermostat |
| 4296334, |
Sep 07 1978 |
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Programmable electronic starting device for autos and the like with means selectable to actuate accessories |
| 4298946, |
Dec 18 1978 |
Honeywell INC |
Electronically controlled programmable digital thermostat |
| 4308991, |
Jul 07 1980 |
Emerson Electric Co. |
Programmable electronic thermostat |
| 4332352, |
Jan 30 1981 |
Honeywell Inc. |
Multistage thermostat using integral initiation change means |
| 4337822, |
Aug 16 1979 |
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Digital thermostat |
| 4337893, |
Dec 17 1979 |
Energy Savings Parhelion; ENERGY SAVINGS PARHELION A PARTNERSHIP OF |
Multi-phase modular comfort controlled heating system |
| 4373664, |
Oct 11 1977 |
Robertshaw Controls Company |
Wall thermostat and the like |
| 4379483, |
Aug 17 1981 |
EVCON INDUSTRIES, INC , A CORP OF DE |
Method of controlling heating and cooling sources |
| 4382544, |
Aug 08 1980 |
B J INDUSTRIES, INC |
Energy management system with programmable thermostat |
| 4386649, |
Jul 15 1980 |
JOHNSON, KENNETH M |
Programmable thermostatic control device |
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Sep 03 1980 |
Honeywell INC |
Electronically controlled programmable digital thermostat having variable threshold hysteresis with time |
| 4431134, |
Nov 08 1982 |
MICROCOMM CORPORATION, A MN CORP |
Digital thermostat with protection against power interruption |
| 4442972, |
Sep 14 1981 |
Honeywell INC |
Electrically controlled programmable digital thermostat and method for regulating the operation of multistage heating and cooling systems |
| 4446913, |
Jul 05 1983 |
AMERICAN STANDARD INTERNATIONAL INC |
Auto changeover thermostat with means for handling temperature entry errors |
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Dec 30 1982 |
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Zoned control system |
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Oct 08 1981 |
Sony Corporation |
Control arrangement for electronic appliance |
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Oct 17 1983 |
Johnson Service Company |
Battery powered thermostat |
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Jun 07 1984 |
Honeywell Inc. |
On-off thermostat based modulating air flow controller |
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Mar 08 1985 |
Honeywell, Inc |
Programmable thermostat |
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Sep 17 1984 |
Emerson Electric Co |
Visual display of time schedule in a programmable thermostat |
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May 13 1985 |
Lifeline Systems, Inc. |
Low battery indicator |
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Mar 05 1983 |
Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH |
Scanning signal balancing circuit |
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Mar 26 1982 |
Carrier Corporation |
Temperature control system |
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Jan 21 1983 |
WATER PIK TECHNOLOGIES, INC ; LAARS, INC |
Burner ignition system |
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Oct 17 1986 |
Arnold D., Berkeley |
Electronic thermostat employing adaptive cycling |
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Jul 07 1987 |
Honeywell INC |
System for time programming of states by communicating time data via a continuously rotatable potentiometer |
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Oct 13 1988 |
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Temperature recovery display device for an electronic programmable thermostat |
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Jun 23 1987 |
CL 9, Inc. |
Remote control device |
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Jun 11 1987 |
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha |
Air conditioning system |
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Mar 30 1988 |
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha |
Information input device |
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Dec 27 1985 |
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha |
Air conditioning apparatus |
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Dec 02 1988 |
INTERNATIONAL COMFORT PRODUCTS CORPORATION USA |
Thermostat speed bar graph for variable speed temperature control system |
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Aug 26 1988 |
HELLER FINANCIAL, INC |
Window air conditioning unit having a built-in programmable thermostat with remote temperature sensor |
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Oct 13 1988 |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANY |
Electronic programmable thermostat for a heating and cooling system with an oscillation control mechanism |
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Feb 26 1990 |
Jack, Epstein |
Smoke detector and method using elongated flexible low battery condition indicator member |
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Dec 09 1988 |
Arnold D., Berkeley |
Interactive electronic thermostat with installation assistance |
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Jan 31 1989 |
Custom Command Systems |
Expandable home automation system |
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Jun 24 1991 |
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Self-programmable temperature control system for a heating and cooling system |
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Nov 29 1989 |
Motorola, Inc. |
Interrupting low battery indicator |
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Dec 09 1988 |
BERKELEY, ARNOLD D |
Interactive electronic thermostat with minimum and maximum temperature thermal limit switches |
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Nov 27 1991 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Adaptable control of HVAC systems |
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May 21 1990 |
Honeywell Inc. |
Air handling system utilizing direct expansion cooling |
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Mar 03 1992 |
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Sep 28 1988 |
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Dec 20 1991 |
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Sep 30 1991 |
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Mar 25 1993 |
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Jul 13 1992 |
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Nov 05 1992 |
Hunter Fan Company |
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Jul 08 1993 |
Steven D., Dushane |
Dwelling heating and air conditioning system |
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Feb 23 1990 |
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba |
Display control apparatus capable of changing luminance depending on conditions of power supply circuit |
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May 19 1992 |
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Retrofit air conditioning system |
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Jul 18 1990 |
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Irrigation controller with analog data input devices |
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Jun 01 1994 |
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Method and means for programming a programmable electronic thermostat |
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Jun 20 1994 |
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System and method for cleaning the display screen of a touch screen device |
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Aug 24 1990 |
Sony Corporation |
Remote controller |
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Dec 06 1993 |
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Oct 18 1995 |
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Jul 22 1996 |
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Sep 25 1995 |
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Consumer interface for programming device |
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Oct 30 1996 |
Rheem Manufacturing Company |
Modulating furnace with two-speed draft inducer |
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Jun 14 1996 |
Hunter Fan Company |
Auto-programmable electronic thermostat |
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Jan 21 1993 |
Whirlpool Corporation |
Appliance control system with configurable interface |
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Aug 19 1997 |
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Electronic thermostat with multiple program options |
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May 24 1993 |
Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
Method and apparatus for improved graphical user interface having anthropomorphic characters |
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Sep 25 1996 |
Mitac International Corp |
Signal correlation technique for a receiver of a spread spectrum signal including a pseudo-random noise code that reduces errors when a multipath signal is present |
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Nov 15 1996 |
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Process and apparatus for energy conservation in buildings using a computer controlled ventilation system |
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Jan 29 1997 |
Trane International Inc |
Integrated humidity and temperature controller |
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Mar 17 1998 |
Hunter Fan Company |
Electronic programmable thermostat with temporary reset |
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Nov 01 1996 |
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Combined fuel level monitor and thermostat |
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Jul 21 1995 |
Honeywell INC |
Temperature control with stored multiple configuration programs |
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Jan 28 1997 |
AMERICAN CALCAR, INC |
Multimedia information and control system for automobiles |
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May 24 1993 |
Sun Microsystems |
Graphical user interface with method and apparatus for interfacing to remote devices |
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Apr 21 1998 |
VENSTAR INC |
Flat plate thermostat and wall mounting method |
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Jan 23 1998 |
Honeywell International Inc |
Integrated appliance control system |
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Apr 04 1996 |
GARRICK, GILBERT ALAIN LINDSEY |
Fire detector silenceable low battery pre-alarm |
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Feb 07 1997 |
Honeywell INC |
Flexible thermostat controller that permits various control point profiles when controlling multistage HVAC equipment |
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Apr 03 1998 |
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Communication system for distributed-object building automation system |
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Apr 03 1998 |
Johnson Controls Technology Company |
Software components for a building automation system based on a standard object superclass |
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Feb 08 1996 |
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Monitoring and alerting system for buildings |
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Sep 18 1996 |
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User interface for home automation system |
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Apr 03 1998 |
Johnson Controls Technology Company |
Common object architecture supporting application-centric building automation systems |
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Oct 28 1998 |
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Modulating thermostat for gas oven burner |
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Apr 03 1998 |
Johnson Controls Technology Company |
Asynchronous distributed-object building automation system with support for synchronous object execution |
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Johnson Controls Technology Company |
Distributed object-oriented building automation system with reliable asynchronous communication |
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Oct 01 1996 |
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Method and apparatus for improved building automation |
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Wireless programming or programmable thermostat mobile unit for multiple separate controller or programmable fixed units and programming transmission method |
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Mar 04 1999 |
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Thermostat incorporating thin film carbon dioxide sensor and environmental control system |
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