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Utility
HVAC CONTROLLER INCLUDING LEDs FOR ILLUMINATING A DISPLAY
5 Jan 23
In some examples, a device includes an analog display configured to indicate a current temperature and one or more temperature set Additionally, the device includes processing circuitry is configured to control a set of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to emit one or more optical beams to reflect off of a projection ring onto the analog display.
Ricardo Alonso Gonzalez, Karla Cristina Morales, Pablo David Del Castillo, Cesar Alejandro Arzate
Filed: 4 Dec 20
Utility
Hvac Controller Indicating Current Temperature and Set Point Temperature
5 Jan 23
In some examples, a device controls a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system within a building.
Arturo Romero, Karla Morales, Claudia Prieto, Cesar Alejandro Arzate, Jonathan Erbacher, Raul Rascon Perez
Filed: 4 Dec 20
Utility
Time-dependent Progressive Disclosure of Information
5 Jan 23
A controller device for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system may output, while in a first state, a first user interface for display at a display device, where the first user interface includes first information at a first output size.
Michael Crites, Christopher R. Jones
Filed: 3 Dec 20
Design
Display screen with graphical user interface
3 Jan 23
Duo Zhang, Arthur Zhang, Timothy J. White, Cameron K. Vreeland
Filed: 9 Nov 20
Utility
Assembly for measuring a leakage in a drinking water supply system, and pressure reducer
3 Jan 23
Assembly (10) for measuring a leakage in a drinking water supply system, with a backflow preventer (12), wherein the backflow preventer (12) is opened if there is a pressure drop caused by drinking water consumption downstream of the backflow preventer (12) as viewed in a flow direction of the drinking water, and wherein the backflow preventer (12) is closed if there is no pressure drop caused by drinking water consumption downstream of the backflow preventer (12), as viewed in the flow direction of the drinking water, with a volume flow meter (13) connected in parallel to the backflow preventer (12) and via which, if the backflow preventer (12) is closed, a leakage flow of drinking water caused by a leakage in the drinking water supply system downstream of the backflow preventer (12) can be routed, wherein the volume flow meter (13) is integrated into a bypass (14) to the backflow preventer (12).
Peter Tasser
Filed: 2 Apr 20
Utility
Devices and methods for interacting with an HVAC controller
3 Jan 23
An HVAC controller controlled in response to a natural language audio message that is not recognizable by the HVAC controller as a command, where the natural language audio message is translated into a command recognizable by the HVAC controller.
Jay Nelson, Hari Thiruvengada, Preston Gilmer, Thomas Gessner, Martin Adamek, Martin Skala, Juraj Buno, Soumitri Kolavennu, Max Peterschmidt, Libor Horky, Cary Leen, Heidi Finch
Filed: 28 Apr 20
Utility
Dynamic temperature compensation of a thermostat for an evaporative cooler system
3 Jan 23
The disclosure is directed to techniques for a thermostat to determine the air temperature of a room based on measurements of temperatures sensors located inside a housing of the thermostat.
Rafael Aguilar, Ricardo Cano, Ever Hernandez, Ricardo Gonzalez
Filed: 30 Oct 19
Utility
Security sentinel robot
27 Dec 22
A building monitoring system includes a first sensor configured to detect a first condition in the space, a second sensor configured to detect a second condition in the space, and a robotic sentinel.
Christopher Heintzelman, Soumitri Kolavennu, Warren Young, Joseph Bodkin, John Cronin
Filed: 6 Mar 19
Utility
Circuit for Detecting a Leak In a Water Heater Device and Activating an Alarm Device
1 Dec 22
This disclosure is related to devices, systems, and techniques for outputting an alarm signal in response to detecting a leak in a water heater device.
Frederick Hazzard, Adam Myre, Gregory Young
Filed: 8 Aug 22
Utility
Method of associating an HVAC controller with an external web service
8 Nov 22
A wireless thermostat may be associated with a user account of an external web service that may facilitate remote access and/or control of the wireless thermostat.
Gabriel A. Bergman, Adam Nemcek
Filed: 1 Feb 21
Utility
Refilling device for a hydronic heating system and method of operating
18 Oct 22
Refilling device for a hydronic heating system, having a monolithic housing providing an inlet port, an outlet port, a middle section providing a flow channel for water extending between the inlet port and the outlet port and a connection socket for a softening and/or demineralization cartridge, having an inlet shut-off-valve accommodated within said monolithic housing downstream of said inlet port, having an automatically actuated outlet shut-off-valve accommodated within said monolithic housing upstream of said outlet port, having a system separator with backflow preventers, a conductivity or TDS sensor and a flow meter accommodated within said monolithic housing, and having a controller mounted to said monolithic housing, wherein the controller receives signals from the conductivity or TDS sensor and from the flow meter, wherein the controller processes said signals received from said sensors to automatically control the operation of the refilling device.
Ivo Chromy, Jasa Zdenek, Pascal Joos, Steffen Raule, Josef Hladky, Ondrej Pavelka, Patrick Neureither
Filed: 5 Sep 19
Utility
Self-contained security system including voice and video calls via the internet
18 Oct 22
A security system is provided.
Kenneth G. Eskildsen, Robert E. Lee
Filed: 19 Jan 16
Utility
Systems and methods for displaying and associating context images with zones of a security system
11 Oct 22
Systems and methods for displaying and associating context images with zones or devices of a security system or a home automation system are provided.
Xinyu Ma, Qingqing Zhang, Lu Yuan
Filed: 21 Dec 17
Utility
Systems and Methods for Broadcasting an Audio or Visual Alert That Includes a Description of Features of an Ambient Object Extracted from an Image Captured by a Camera of a Doorbell Device
6 Oct 22
Systems and methods for broadcasting an audio or visual alert that includes a description of features associated with a person extracted from an image captured by a camera are provided.
Nathaniel Kraft, Piotr Romanczyk, William R. Blum
Filed: 24 Jun 22
Utility
Establishing a Producer / Consumer Session In the Cloud
6 Oct 22
A cloud computing platform includes a streamer farm comprising streamers, a load balancer, and a command service.
Piotr Romanczyk, William R. Blum
Filed: 5 Apr 21
Utility
Dynamic, Multi-frequency Superframe Slotting
6 Oct 22
An apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to output a first superframe configured in an initial superframe mode that allocates each slot of a plurality of slots for wireless communication to a first protocol at a first frequency band, a second protocol at the first frequency band, or a third protocol at the first frequency band.
Nagaraj Lakshminarayan, Sachin Joy, Sheetal Kadam
Filed: 1 Apr 21
Utility
Backplane adjustable humidifier
4 Oct 22
A humidifier including a humidifier housing with an adjustable backplane configured to fit to a variety of humidifier pad sizes.
Jan Brabec, Charles N. Hoff
Filed: 18 Dec 19
Utility
Water heating system for controlling an ability to set a parameter of a controller
27 Sep 22
This disclosure is related to devices, systems, and techniques for controlling a temperature of water contained by a water tank.
Brian Moy, Christopher R. Jones, Michael Crites, Arnold Kalla
Filed: 27 Mar 20
Utility
Access door detection using a humidity sensor
13 Sep 22
A humidifier device includes an output device, an atomizer enclosure having a first opening that is operable to be open and closed and a second opening, an atomizer within the atomizer enclosure configured to produce moisture and to output the moisture through the second opening of the atomizer enclosure, a humidity sensor configured to sense humidity levels, and control circuitry configured to control the atomizer and to determine whether the humidity levels sensed by the humidity sensor are indicative of the first opening of the atomizer enclosure being open.
Tarik Khoury, Michal Sicner, Pavel Marak
Filed: 7 Apr 20
Utility
Thermostat wire detection
13 Sep 22
A device for detecting a wire configuration connecting a thermostat and HVAC equipment includes fan controller circuitry, AC controller circuitry, switching circuitry, and processing circuitry.
Hyunki Kim, Robert D. Juntunen, Jesus Omar Ponce, Liliana Reategui, Anuj Kohli, David Mulhouse
Filed: 18 Dec 19