384 patents
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Utility
Bluetooth perimeter extension
13 Sep 22
In some examples, a system for comfort or security in a building and its premises includes a plurality of “first” devices configured to wirelessly communicate with a hub device that is a master for controlling the system for comfort or security in the building and premises, wherein the plurality of first devices and the hub device are configured to wirelessly communicate using either one of an IEEE 802.15.4 standard or a Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) 5.0 standard; a plurality of “second” devices that are battery powered and configured to wirelessly communicate with respective ones of the plurality of first devices, wherein the plurality of second devices and respective ones of the plurality of first devices are configured to communicate using the BTLE 5.0 standard, wherein the hub device and the plurality of second devices are configured to communicate with each other via respective ones of the plurality of first devices.
Robert D. Juntunen, Steven C. Nichols
Filed: 23 Jan 20
Utility
Pressure reducer
6 Sep 22
Pressure reducer (10) having a housing (11) with a valve (12) positioned in said housing (11), wherein in closed position the valve (12) separates an inlet pressure chamber (13) of the housing (11) from an outlet pressure chamber (14) of the housing (11), and in open position connects the inlet pressure chamber (13) and the outlet pressure chamber (14), wherein the valve (12) has a diaphragm (16) acting on a valve tappet (15), on which diaphragm, by providing a pressure reducing function, a spring force of a spring element (17) acting in the opening direction of the valve (12) acts on the one hand and a force that is a function of the pressure prevailing in the outlet pressure chamber (14) acting in the closing direction of the valve (12) acts on the other hand, wherein the valve (12) has, attached to the valve tappet (15), a valve body (21) which, in closed position, bears against a valve seat (22) in a sealing manner and which in open position is raised off the valve seat (22), and wherein the spring element (17) is arranged between spring plates (18, 19), namely between a spring plate (18) facing the diaphragm (16) and a spring plate (19) facing away from the diaphragm (16).
Kurt Weidner
Filed: 7 May 20
Utility
Electronic Air Pressure Interlock Switch
1 Sep 22
A device that includes a pressure sensor that adds dynamic pressure sensing capability to a furnace.
Gregory Young, Adam Myre, Frederick Hazzard
Filed: 19 May 22
Utility
Home network using multiple wireless networking protocols
23 Aug 22
A sensor device includes processing circuitry configured to output, at a first bandwidth, first bandwidth data to a hub device using a first wireless connection configured for a first wireless protocol.
Kenneth Eskildsen, Robert D. Juntunen, William R. Blum
Filed: 26 Mar 20
Utility
Systems and Methods for Identifying a Unified Entity from a Plurality of Discrete Parts
18 Aug 22
Disclosed systems and methods can include capturing the sequence of images of a monitored region that includes a sub-region of interest, processing the sequence of images using heuristics and rules of an artificial intelligence model to identify the plurality of discrete parts that are associated with a type of a unified entity, and processing the sequence of images using the heuristics and the rules of the artificial intelligence model to virtually link together a group of the plurality of discrete parts that correspond to a specific embodiment of the unified entity that is present in the sub-region of interest, wherein the heuristics and the rules of the artificial intelligence model can be developed from a training process that includes the artificial intelligence model receiving sample images delineating exemplary discrete parts on exemplary embodiments of the unified entity.
Soumitri Kolavennu, Nathaniel Kraft
Filed: 2 May 22
Utility
Circuit for detecting a leak in a water heater device and activating an alarm device
9 Aug 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: 6 Aug 20
Utility
Systems and methods for converting low resolution images into high resolution images
2 Aug 22
Systems and methods for converting low resolution images into high resolution images are provided and can include (1) processing a compressed version of images with a first set of heuristics and rules of an artificial intelligence model to produce an intermediate version of the images with an intermediate resolution that is greater than the compressed resolution by first enhancing the images and subsequently upscaling the images as enhanced from the compressed resolution to the intermediate resolution and (2) processing the intermediate version of the images with a second set of heuristics and rules of the artificial intelligence model to produce a final version of the images with a final resolution that is greater than the initial resolution and the intermediate resolution by first upscaling the images from the intermediate resolution to the final resolution and subsequently enhancing the images as upscaled to produce the final version of the images.
Soumitri Kolavennu, Nathaniel Kraft
Filed: 16 Apr 20
Utility
Selectively enabled tamper detection
2 Aug 22
A device includes a housing, a tamper switch supported at the housing, and a tamper actuator receivable at the housing.
Wen Hua Hsu, Mark Schmidt
Filed: 9 Dec 20
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
2 Aug 22
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 are provided.
Nathaniel Kraft, Piotr Romanczyk, William R. Blum
Filed: 28 Apr 20
Utility
Room Conditioning Comfort Switch
28 Jul 22
The disclosure is directed to a control device configured to control the distribution of conditioned air, or liquid, to a space inside a building.
Paul Robare, Travis J. Read, David J. Emmons
Filed: 14 Apr 22
Utility
Retrofit Damper Assembly
28 Jul 22
A damper assembly is configured for placement within a duct of a ductwork system that supplies conditioned air through a register boot to a register vent.
David J. Emmons, Nathan Carlson, Steven Wolff
Filed: 11 Apr 22
Utility
Systems and Methods of a Doorbell Device Initiating a State Change of an Access Control Device And/or a Control Panel Responsive to Two-factor Authentication
28 Jul 22
Systems and methods of a doorbell device initiating a state change of an access control device and/or a control panel responsive to two-factor authentication are provided.
Travis Read, Andrew Covi
Filed: 22 May 20
Utility
Systems and Methods for Authorizing Transmission of Commands and Signals to an Access Control Device or a Control Panel Device
28 Jul 22
Systems and methods are provided that can include a doorbell device receiving a request signal to enter a region associated with the doorbell device from a remote control device and, responsive thereto, accessing a list identifying which of a plurality of authorized users are located within the region, identifying one of the plurality of authorized users associated with the remote control device, determining whether the list indicates that the one of the plurality of authorized users is located within the region, and determining whether to transmit a disarm command signal to a control panel device or an activation signal to an access control device based on whether the list indicates that the one of the plurality of authorized users is located within the region, wherein entries on the list can correspond to historical use of the doorbell device or the control panel device to enter and exit the region.
Travis Read, Andrew Covi
Filed: 22 May 20
Utility
Systems and methods for verifying credentials to perform a secured operation in a connected system
19 Jul 22
Systems and methods for verifying credentials to perform a secured operation in a connected system are provided.
Liu Nie, Kent Hu, Guopeng Ren
Filed: 10 Jul 18
Utility
Dynamic Superframe Slotting
14 Jul 22
An apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to output, to a plurality of devices, an initial superframe configured in an initial superframe mode of a plurality of superframe modes.
Nagaraj Chickmagalur Lakshminarayan, Arun Handanakere Sheshagiri, Rajeev Ranjan, Sheetal R. Kadam
Filed: 1 Apr 22
Design
Enclosure for a security system control unit
5 Jul 22
William Atwood, Travis Read, Rajat Shail
Filed: 19 Jul 19
Design
Security system keypad
5 Jul 22
William Atwood, Travis Read, Rajat Shail, Conor Mackin
Filed: 23 Jul 19
Utility
Pressure reducing valve and method for operating the same
14 Jun 22
A pressure reducing valve and a method for operating the pressure reducing valve.
Dominik Ernst
Filed: 5 Feb 21
Utility
Modular retrofit damper system
14 Jun 22
A modular damper system is configured for installation in a ductwork of a building that supplies conditioned air through a register vent of the building and includes a damper unit, a control module and a power module.
David J. Emmons, Nathan Carlson, Steven Wolff, Martin Zalesak
Filed: 12 Jun 18
Utility
Selectively Enabled Tamper Detection
9 Jun 22
A device includes a housing, a tamper switch supported at the housing, and a tamper actuator receivable at the housing.
Wen Hua Hsu, Mark Schmidt
Filed: 9 Dec 20