公开(公告)号：US09141182B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-22

申请号：US13937516

申请日：2013-07-09

申请人： Tim Simon, Inc.

发明人： Timothy M. Simon ,  Blaine M. Smith ,  Matthew T. Fisher

IPC分类号： F24F11/00 ,  G06F1/32 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J13/00

CPC分类号： G05F1/66 ,  G05D23/1917 ,  G06F1/3293 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J13/0075 ,  Y02B70/3225 ,  Y02E40/76 ,  Y04S10/545 ,  Y04S20/222

摘要： An energy control system, helping to reduce energy consumption from an energy grid, includes a power meter which receives first power-save signal and generates a second power-save signal for receipt by a control device. The target temperature of a thermostat is changed for a period of time in response to the second power-save signal. The control device can create a third power-save signal for receipt by a power-save adapter for an associated energy-consuming unit to permit only limited operation of the energy-consuming unit.

摘要翻译： 能量控制系统有助于降低能源消耗，包括功率计，其接收第一节电信号并产生第二节电信号以供控制装置接收。 恒温器的目标温度响应于第二节电信号而改变一段时间。 控制装置可以创建第三节电信号，以供节能适配器接收用于相关联的能量消耗单元，以仅允许能量消耗单元的有限操作。

公开(公告)号：US08746583B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-10

申请号：US13794426

申请日：2013-03-11

申请人： Tim Simon, Inc.

发明人： Timothy M. Simon ,  Matthew T. Fisher

IPC分类号： G05D23/00

CPC分类号： G05D23/19 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/56 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  G05D23/1905

摘要： A thermostat assembly comprises a thermostat and a removable and replaceable first communication module physically and functionally removably connected to the thermostat. The first communication module is configured to permit information transfer between the thermostat and a first device remote from the thermostat. If more than one communication module is used to communicate with more than one device, the communication modules may operate using different communication protocols.

摘要翻译： 恒温器组件包括恒温器和可移动和可更换的第一通信模块，其物理和功能上可移除地连接到恒温器。 第一通信模块被配置为允许恒温器和远离恒温器的第一设备之间的信息传输。 如果使用多于一个的通信模块与多个设备进行通信，则通信模块可以使用不同的通信协议进行操作。

公开(公告)号：US20040245349A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-09

申请号：US10453840

申请日：2003-06-03

申请人： Tim Simon, Inc., a corporation of the State of California

发明人： Blaine M. Smith

IPC分类号： F23N001/00 ,  F23N005/20 ,  G05D023/00

CPC分类号： G05D23/1904 ,  F23N5/203

摘要： A thermostat is operable from battery, common-wire (nullC-wirenull), or furnace relay power. The thermostat includes a power source selector, such as a jumper wire, that is set when the thermostat is installed in a heating system. In a gas millivolt heating system, the thermostat operates off of battery power. In heating systems having a C-wire, a diode bridge converter converts alternating-current voltage to direct-current voltage to provide operating power to the thermostat. In heating systems without a C-wire and having sufficient furnace relay current, a triac converter in series with the furnace relay provides voltage spikes to the diode bridge converter to provide operating power to the thermostat when the furnace is on, and the diode bridge converts AC to DC voltage when the furnace is not on. The thermostat can also be used in cooling systems and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems. Thus, the thermostat can be used in a wide variety of applications.

摘要翻译： 恒温器可从电池，共线（“C线”）或炉继电器供电。 恒温器包括电源选择器，例如跳线，当恒温器安装在加热系统中时，该选择器被设置。 在气体毫伏加热系统中，恒温器由电池供电。 在具有C线的加热系统中，二极管桥式变换器将交流电压转换成直流电压以向恒温器提供工作电力。 在没有C线并且具有足够的炉继电器电流的加热系统中，与炉继电器串联的三端双向可控硅转换器在二极管桥式变流器上提供电压尖峰，以在炉子接通时向恒温器提供工作电力，并且二极管桥转换 当炉没有打开时，交流到直流电压。 恒温器也可用于冷却系统和加热，通风和空调系统。 因此，恒温器可以用于各种各样的应用中。

公开(公告)号：US20030057864A1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-27

申请号：US10285814

申请日：2002-11-01

申请人： TIM SIMON, INC.

发明人： Blaine M. Smith

IPC分类号： H05B037/02

CPC分类号： H05B39/047 ,  Y02B20/144 ,  Y10S315/04

摘要： A direct-current dimmer switch with low noise. A direct-current switch is turned on relatively slowly to avoid noise generation. Input capacitance of the direct-current switch device works in conjunction with a switch input series resistor to avoid a sharp turn-on characteristic. A set-point is compared against a voltage ramp to generate a pulse provided to the switch input. Essentially the full voltage is supplied to the load during the pulse. In one embodiment, a field-effect transistor with a low series resistance is used as the direct-current switching device. The ramp is generated by an integrator that is turned off at zero crossings of the alternating input line voltage to re-set the integrator. In a further embodiment a detector, such as a passive infra-red detector, is used to turn on the dimmer switch at a pre-set level.

摘要翻译： 低噪音的直流调光开关。 直流开关相对缓慢地打开以避免产生噪声。 直流开关装置的输入电容与开关输入串联电阻一起工作，以避免尖锐的导通特性。 将设定点与电压斜坡进行比较，以产生提供给开关输入的脉冲。 在脉冲期间，基本上将全部电压提供给负载。 在一个实施例中，使用具有低串联电阻的场效应晶体管作为直流开关器件。 斜坡由积分器产生，该积分器在交流输入线电压的过零点处被关断以重新设置积分器。 在另一实施例中，使用诸如被动红外探测器的检测器将调光器开关导通到预设电平。

公开(公告)号：US5713897A

公开(公告)日：1998-02-03

申请号：US812487

申请日：1997-03-06

申请人： E. Marlowe Goble ,  David P. Luman ,  Alan Chervitz ,  Brad Story ,  Tim Simon

发明人： E. Marlowe Goble ,  David P. Luman ,  Alan Chervitz ,  Brad Story ,  Tim Simon

IPC分类号： A61B19/00 ,  A61F2/08 ,  A61B17/56

CPC分类号： A61F2/0805 ,  A61B90/06 ,  A61B2090/064

摘要： An anterior cruciate ligament or soft tissue tensioning and knee displacement measuring device and method for its use to apply a tensile stress into a repaired or replaced graft and to maintain tension on that graft while an interference screw, or like fastener, is turned into a tunnel section end, containing the graft or sutures connected to the graft, wedging it against the tunnel wall, and, during application of the tensile stress, for determining the distance that the knee is displaced. The invention includes a tensioning device having, as a body, a pair of straight rails with a cross member secured across the rails rear or distal ends with forward or proximal rail ends connected to mounting tubes that are for fitting into pins as have been mounted into to extend from a bone cortex, alongside the tunnel section end, and including a trolley maintained to travel between the body rails. The trolley includes a mount arranged to receive and maintain sutures that extend out from the tunnel end, with trolley movement provided by turning a connected rod turned through the cross member to impart a tensile force into the ligament graft, with the amount of the applied force measured by a slide indicator arranged with the trolley. Additionally, the invention includes the knee displacement measuring device for measuring displacement during application of a tensile stress to sutures attached to the ligament graft.

摘要翻译： 前交叉韧带或软组织张力和膝盖位移测量装置及其方法，用于将拉伸应力施加到修复或替代的移植物中并且在干涉螺钉或类似的紧固件变成隧道时保持该移植物上的张力 包含连接到移植物的移植物或缝合线，将其楔入隧道壁，并且在施加拉伸应力期间用于确定膝盖移位的距离。 本发明包括一个张紧装置，其具有作为主体的一对直轨，横向部件固定在轨道的后端或远端，前端或近端的轨道端连接到安装管，安装管用于安装到销中， 从骨皮质，沿着隧道截面端延伸，并且包括保持在身体轨道之间行进的手推车。 手推车包括安装件，其布置成接收和保持从隧道端延伸出的缝合线，通过转动穿过横梁的连接杆来提供手推车运动，以将拉力施加到韧带移植物中，施加的力量 通过与手推车布置的滑动指示器来测量。 另外，本发明还包括膝关节位移测量装置，用于在拉伸应力施加到附着于韧带移植物的缝合线时测量位移。

公开(公告)号：US20150355658A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-10

申请号：US14829102

申请日：2015-08-18

申请人： TIM SIMON, INC.

发明人： Timothy M. Simon ,  Blaine M. Smith ,  Matthew T. Fisher

IPC分类号： G05F1/66 ,  G05D23/19

CPC分类号： G05F1/66 ,  G05D23/1917 ,  G06F1/3293 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J13/0075 ,  Y02B70/3225 ,  Y02E40/76 ,  Y04S10/545 ,  Y04S20/222

摘要： An energy control system, helping to reduce energy consumption from an energy grid, includes a power meter which receives first power-save signal and generates a second power-save signal for receipt by a control device. The target temperature of a thermostat is changed for a period of time in response to the second power-save signal. The control device can create a third power-save signal for receipt by a power-save adapter for an associated energy-consuming unit to permit only limited operation of the energy-consuming unit.

摘要翻译： 能量控制系统有助于降低能源消耗，包括功率计，其接收第一节电信号并产生第二节电信号以供控制装置接收。 恒温器的目标温度响应于第二节电信号而改变一段时间。 控制装置可以创建第三节电信号，以供节能适配器接收用于相关联的能量消耗单元，以仅允许能量消耗单元的有限操作。

公开(公告)号：US20130297959A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-07

申请号：US13937516

申请日：2013-07-09

申请人： Tim Simon, Inc.

发明人： Timothy M. Simon ,  Blaine M. Smith ,  Matthew T. Fisher

IPC分类号： G06F1/32

CPC分类号： G05F1/66 ,  G05D23/1917 ,  G06F1/3293 ,  H02J3/14 ,  H02J13/0075 ,  Y02B70/3225 ,  Y02E40/76 ,  Y04S10/545 ,  Y04S20/222

摘要： An energy control system, helping to reduce energy consumption from an energy grid, includes a power meter which receives first power-save signal and generates a second power-save signal for receipt by a control device. The target temperature of a thermostat is changed for a period of time in response to the second power-save signal. The control device can create a third power-save signal for receipt by a power-save adapter for an associated energy-consuming unit to permit only limited operation of the energy-consuming unit.

公开(公告)号：US20040245352A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-09

申请号：US10453854

申请日：2003-06-03

申请人： Tim Simon, Inc., a corporation of the State of California

发明人： Blaine M. Smith

IPC分类号： G05D023/00 ,  F28F001/00

CPC分类号： G05D23/1904

摘要： A thermostat is programmable by entering input through a large-format touch-screen display. The touch-screen display displays different sets of icons depending on the mode the thermostat is in. A set of icons is displayed in one mode that allows the user to put the thermostat in a temporary operating mode. Another set of icons is displayed when programming the thermostat. Displaying several sets of icons at once allows a user to quickly and intuitively operate the thermostat, which in turn facilitates using energy-saving functions of the thermostat.

摘要翻译： 恒温器可通过大尺寸触摸屏显示器输入输入进行编程。 触摸屏显示器根据恒温器的模式显示不同的图标集。一组图标以一种模式显示，允许用户将恒温器置于临时操作模式。 编程恒温器时会显示另一组图标。 一次显示几组图标可使用户快速直观地操作恒温器，从而有助于使用恒温器的节能功能。

公开(公告)号：US20040169585A1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-02

申请号：US10773498

申请日：2004-02-06

申请人： Tim Simon, Inc.

发明人： Blaine M. Smith ,  Timothy M. Simon

IPC分类号： G08B003/10

CPC分类号： A01M29/10 ,  A01M29/18 ,  A01M31/002

摘要： A pest deterrent device attracts the attention of a pest with ultrasonic noise and then produces a series of flashes to drive off the pest. In one embodiment, the device continuously produces ultrasound, changing the ultrasound when a pest is detected. In another embodiment, the device does not produce ultrasound until a pest is detected. In a further embodiment, the flash charging circuit is used to modulate the ultrasound while the flash is operated. In a particular embodiment, four ultrasonic speakers are arranged in a series-parallel configuration with a total capacitance of about 0.2 micro-Farads achieve 120 dB of sound output with a supply voltage of about 12-18 V.

摘要翻译： 害虫威慑装置引起有害物质的超声波噪音的注意，然后产生一系列闪光以驱除害虫。 在一个实施例中，设备连续地产生超声波，当检测到有害物时改变超声波。 在另一个实施例中，在检测到有害生物之前，该装置不产生超声波。 在另一实施例中，闪光充电电路用于在闪光灯操作时调制超声波。 在一个具体实施例中，四个超声波扬声器被布置成串并联结构，其中约0.2微法拉的总电容达到120dB的声输出，电源电压约为12-18V。

公开(公告)号：US5160853A

公开(公告)日：1992-11-03

申请号：US229600

申请日：1988-08-08

申请人： Tim Simon ,  Lee Tong

发明人： Tim Simon ,  Lee Tong

IPC分类号： G04G15/00

CPC分类号： G04G15/006 ,  H05B37/0218 ,  H05B37/0281 ,  Y02B20/42 ,  Y02B20/46 ,  Y10T307/766 ,  Y10T307/944 ,  Y10T307/951

摘要： A programmable timer for turning a light on and off in response to changing sunset, daylight savings time, and other programmable conditions. The programmable timer includes an input device, a microprocessor, and a switch. The input device provides calendar, geographical, and daylight savings information to the microprocessor, which stores the programming information. The microprocessor computes an effective switching time from the stored information. The microprocessor employs program logic that compares the effective switching time to the current time to generate a timing control signal. The timing control signal, in turn, causes the switch to turn a light on and off. In the preferred embodiment, the microprocessor and the switch are included within a housing which mounts on a wall in place of a normal light switch. A liquid crystal display is disposed on a face of the housing to provide a read out of the programming information and of the time of day. The input device is disposed on the face of the housing and includes a key matrix having a plurality of finger settable key type programming switches. Information is programmed by depressing each key while the programming logic is in a particular program mode.

摘要翻译： 一个可编程定时器，用于响应日益变化的日光，夏令时和其他可编程条件来打开和关闭灯。 可编程定时器包括输入装置，微处理器和开关。 输入设备向存储节目信息的微处理器提供日历，地理和夏令时信息。 微处理器根据存储的信息计算有效的切换时间。 微处理器采用将有效切换时间与当前时间进行比较的程序逻辑，以产生定时控制信号。 定时控制信号又使开关打开和关闭灯。 在优选实施例中，微处理器和开关包括在安装在壁上而不是普通光开关的壳体内。 液晶显示器设置在外壳的表面上，以提供对节目信息和时间的读出。 输入装置设置在壳体的表面上，并且包括具有多个手指可设置键型编程开关的键矩阵。 通过在编程逻辑处于特定程序模式时按下每个键来编程信息。