Invention Grant
- Patent Title: HVAC thermostat with fuel control
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Application No.: US15288054Application Date: 2016-10-07
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Publication No.: US10461951B2Publication Date: 2019-10-29
- Inventor: Christopher Blake Smith , James Joseph Wiltzius
- Applicant: Trane International Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NC Davidson
- Assignee: Trane International Inc.
- Current Assignee: Trane International Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Davidson
- Agency: The Salerno Law Firm, P.C.
- Main IPC: G05D27/02
- IPC: G05D27/02 ; H04L12/28 ; H04L12/64 ; F24F140/60 ; F24F11/56 ; F24F11/52 ; F24F11/47

Abstract:
Improvements to an HVAC thermostat include a fuel control module that estimates a rate of fuel usage by the HVAC system and issues a warning and optionally schedules a fuel delivery or solicits a fuel delivery bid when the on-site fuel supply drops beneath a predetermined level, a nightlight module that illuminates a touchscreen in accordance with at least one nightlight parameter, and a user interface mode control module that selects for display on the touchscreen display, a primary user interface from among a plurality of potential user interfaces based at least in part upon the frequency of use of each of the plurality of potential user interfaces.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170102723A1 HVAC THERMOSTAT Public/Granted day:2017-04-13
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