ENERGY USAGE CONTROLLER FOR AN APPLIANCE

Patent №

US 5,883,802

Granted

1999-03-16

Filed 1996

Owner

RAYTHEON APPLIANCES, INC.

+4 more

Lab

AI components

2

kr · planning

Assignment

Recorded

Dataset

AIPD

2023_r1 edition

Application

08774238

A controller controls the energy of an appliance during a current selected cycle in order to ensure that the energy usage is maintained below a predetermined average limit. The controller maintains the appliance's energy usage below the predetermined average limit by responding to an estimate of an expected average use. The expected average energy use is based on energy expected to be used by the appliance during the current selected cycle and stored energy use of the appliance during past selected cycles.

Knowledge representationPlanningA47L 15/0047D06F 34/10H02J 3/14A47L 2401/34A47L 2501/01A47L 2501/05A47L 2501/06A47L 2501/07+7 more

AI classification

Planning0.92
Knowledge representation0.85
AI hardware0.08
Natural language0.00
Machine learning0.00
Vision0.00
Evolutionary computation0.00
Speech0.00

Ownership

RAYTHEON APPLIANCES, INC.

assignment · 84860752

RAYTHEON COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY LLC

assignment · 90770206

ALLIANCE LAUNDRY SYSTEMS L.L.C.

assignment · 94300691

ALLIANCE LAUNDRY SYSTEMS LLC

correct · 132690001

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

assignment · 223800631

Assignors

HARRIS, ROBERT D.

On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.

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