Personal comfort variable air volume diffuser

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11293654
APP PUB NO 20200292188A1
SERIAL NO

16888317

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A method for providing personalized comfort to occupants of an environmentally conditioned space includes sensing a pre-adjustment pressure within a variable air volume diffuser, remotely adjusting a position an individually-adjustable directional outlet of the variable air volume diffuser, sensing a post-adjustment pressure within the variable air volume diffuser, and modifying the airflow through the variable air volume diffuser such that the post-adjustment pressure is equal to the pre-adjustment pressure. The variable air volume diffuser includes individually-adjustable directional outlets and a controller configured to regulate air pressure within the variable air volume diffuser when an individually adjustable directional outlet is adjusted. A user device in operative communication with the variable air volume diffuser includes a user interface to remotely adjust an adjustable directional outlet of the variable air volume diffuser to provide personalized comfort for the user. In embodiments, the variable air volume diffuser responds to spoken commands.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Raj, Rajat Subhra Karnataka, IN 3 5
Subban, Rajasudhakar Tamilnadu, IN 3 5

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