Method and apparatus for controlling building component characteristics
US7610910B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B10/20
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A building component system includes a building component that is controllable between a first state and a second state in response to a sensed condition. The system may include a sensor on a first side of the building component and a sensor on the second side of the building component. The building component may be a window that is controllable between an opaque state and a clear state by a micro electromechanical system (MEMS) network that senses the conditions on both sides of the window.
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