US 11,711,871 B2
System, method, and device for preventing or mitigating condensation
Harshil N. Patel, Mount Laurel, NJ (US); George Wahlgren, Medford Lakes, NJ (US); and James L. Stanley, Jr., Levittown, PA (US)
Assigned to ROBERN, INC.; and KOHLER CO.
Filed by Robern, Inc., Bristol, PA (US); and Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/868,962.
Application 17/868,962 is a continuation of application No. 16/597,095, filed on Oct. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,432,377.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/742,968, filed on Oct. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0007739 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H05B 3/84 (2006.01); G01N 25/66 (2006.01); A47G 1/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H05B 3/845 (2013.01) [B60S 1/023 (2013.01); G01N 25/66 (2013.01); A47G 1/02 (2013.01); A47G 2200/066 (2013.01); A47G 2200/166 (2013.01); H05B 1/0236 (2013.01); H05B 2203/003 (2013.01); H05B 2203/014 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly comprising:
a condensation mitigation device positioned on or near an object;
a processor operably coupled to the condensation mitigation device;
an ambient temperature sensor configured to sense an ambient temperature; and
a humidity sensor configured to sense a humidity;
wherein the processor is operably coupled to the ambient temperature sensor and the humidity sensor; and
wherein the processor is configured to:
determine a dewpoint temperature based on the ambient temperature and the humidity;
repeat the determination of the dewpoint temperature for different times, the determined dewpoint temperatures including a current dewpoint temperature;
determine a regression for the determined dewpoint temperatures; and
transmit a control signal to begin activating the condensation mitigation device;
wherein the transmission of the control signal is based on the current dewpoint temperature and the regression for the determined dewpoint temperatures.