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Electronic programmable thermostat with temporary reset

  • US 5,937,942 A
  • Filed: 03/17/1998
  • Issued: 08/17/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A programmable thermostat for controlling temperature in accordance with program set temperature values, said programmable thermostat including a memory for receiving a program set for at least one of a heating and cooling mode, said program set defined by a plurality of time/temperature programs, over a daily period, each program including a program start time value, and corresponding program temperature values for each of the at least one heating and cooling modes;

  • a manually selectable input element for initiating a change to the then current program set temperature value;

    means responsive to selection of said input element for automatically re-setting the then-current program set temperature value to the highest program temperature value of the day when in a heating mode and the lowest program temperature value of the day when in a cooling mode.

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