Clarence L. Elder
1935
OCCUSTAT INVENTOR
Clarence L. Elder. Inventor. Born in 1935. Patented the energy control system called the
Occustat, which reduces energy use in temporarily vacant buildings
Clarence L. Elder was born in Georgia in 1935. He graduated from Morgan State College. Clarence L. Elder is the head of his own research and development firm in Baltimore, Maryland (Elder Systems Incorporated). In 1976, Clarence Elder was awarded a patent for a monitoring and energy conservation control system. Called an Occustat, the control system is designed to reduce energy use in temporarily vacant homes and buildings, especially useful for hotels and school rooms.reducing heat and light demand and can boast energy savings up to 30 per cent.
Clarence L. Elder is the head of his own research and development firm, Elder Systems Incorporated, based in Baltimore, Maryland. Elder and his associates have developed other systems and devices that have received twelve U.S. and foreign patents, trademarks, and copyrights.