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Patent US8160827 - Compressor sensor module - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA sensor module for a compressor, having an electric motor operating at a first voltage, the sensor module operating at a second voltage, is provided. The sensor module includes a plurality of inputs connected to a plurality of sensors that generate a plurality of operating signals associated with operating...http://www.google.com/patents/US8160827?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8160827 - Compressor sensor moduleAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8160827 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/261,677Publication dateApr 17, 2012Filing dateOct 30, 2008Priority dateNov 2, 2007Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101910633A, CN101910633B, EP2207964A1, EP2207964A4, US8335657, US20090125257, US20110264409, WO2009058356A1Publication number12261677, 261677, US 8160827 B2, US 8160827B2, US-B2-8160827, US8160827 B2, US8160827B2InventorsNagaraj Jayanth, Troy W. RenkenOriginal AssigneeEmerson Climate Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (563), Non-Patent Citations (37), Referenced by (7), Classifications (15), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCompressor sensor module
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