384 patents
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Utility
Air spring pressure regulating valve
15 Mar 22
In some examples, a pressure regulating valve comprising a pressure chamber, a compressor configured to establish fluid communication with the pressure chamber, a vent valve configured to establish fluid communication with the pressure chamber, a pressure sensor, and a controller.
Ralf Hilbers
Filed: 7 Nov 19
Utility
Method and system for starting an intermittent flame-powered pilot combustion system
8 Mar 22
A flame powered intermittent pilot combustion controller may include a first power source and a second power source separate from the first power source, a thermal electric and/or photoelectric device, an igniter and a controller.
Brent Chian, Douglas D. Bird, Peter M. Anderson, Timothy J Nordberg, Thomas Johnson, Rolf L. Strand
Filed: 27 Sep 19
Utility
Systems and methods for allocating wireless communication channels
1 Mar 22
Systems and methods for avoiding interference are provided.
Nagaraj Chickmagalur Lakshminarayan, Arun Handanakere Sheshagiri
Filed: 15 Feb 19
Utility
Device for handling combustion gas
22 Feb 22
A device for handling combustion gas comprises: a housing, a first electronic element, a second electronic element, a connecting element, and a sealing element.
Clemens Metker, Sybrandus B. V (Wim) Munsterhuis, Gerrit Jan Baarda, Andreas Kammerahl, Martin Petersmann, Anton Quatmann, Ulrich Oldehus
Filed: 24 Jun 20
Utility
Retrofit damper system with back EMF position and end stop detection
22 Feb 22
A retrofit damper system is configured for installation in existing ductwork including a duct supplying conditioned air through a register boot to a register vent.
Patrick Gonia, Daniel Waseen, Liliana Reategui
Filed: 12 Jun 18
Utility
Cancelation circuit for radio frequency antenna systems
15 Feb 22
A radio frequency antenna system is provided and can include a radio printed circuit board, a first antenna element located proximate an edge of the radio printed circuit board, a second antenna element located proximate the edge of the radio printed circuit board, and a cancelation circuit located on the radio printed circuit board and connected to feeding points of the first antenna and the second antenna, wherein the cancelation circuit can provide a cancelation effect at output ports of the cancelation circuit with respect to signals broadcast by the first antenna element and the second antenna element over air.
Michal Pokorny
Filed: 15 Aug 19
Utility
Migration of Settings from a Non-connected Building Controller to Another Building Controller
10 Feb 22
A Heating, Ventilation, and/or Air Conditioning (HVAC) controller configured to control at least part of an HVAC system of a building.
Nathaniel D. Kraft, Bernard T. Geary, Ajay Pai, Michael Albright, Sharath Venkatesha, Jeffrey Boll
Filed: 22 Oct 21
Utility
Thermostat with sensor priority screen
1 Feb 22
An HVAC controller is configured to receive signals from a plurality of sensors positioned in different spaces.
Christopher Heintzelman, Christopher R. Jones, Joseph Carlos Vargas
Filed: 10 Oct 18
Utility
Method and system for controlling an intermittent pilot water heater system
1 Feb 22
A water heater may include a water tank, a burner, a pilot for igniting the burner, an ignitor for igniting the pilot, a thermoelectric device in thermal communication with a flame of the pilot, a controller for controlling an ignition sequence of the pilot using the ignitor, and a rechargeable power storage device for supplying power to the ignitor and the controller.
Gregory Young, Frederick Hazzard, Adam Myre
Filed: 1 May 18
Utility
System and method for handing off the configuration of a building device from a contractor to a customer using a hang tag or the like
1 Feb 22
The present disclosure relates generally to systems, methods and tools for coordinating the activities of a contractor and a user during a setup process of a building control system.
Riley Gerszewski, David Quam, George Mcleod, Sriharsha Putrevu, Preston Gilmer
Filed: 16 Feb 16
Utility
Systems and methods for automatically activating self-test devices of sensors of a security system
1 Feb 22
Systems and methods for automatically activating self-test devices of sensors of a security system are provided.
Lokanatha Reddy Jondu, Kalpaga Kanakarajan, Samidurai Krishnamoorthy
Filed: 15 Feb 19
Utility
Temperature Compensation for Low-voltage Thermostats
27 Jan 22
A thermostat device may use one or two temperature sensors inside the housing of the thermostat device to perform temperature compensation to determine the ambient temperature outside the housing of the thermostat device.
Sergio Adrian Martinez, Ever Hernandez, Rafael Aguilar, Mohammad A. Aljabari
Filed: 21 Jul 20
Utility
Hvac Control with a Remote User Interface and a Remote Temperature Sensor
20 Jan 22
An illustrative HVAC controller may include a communication module for wirelessly communicating with a network and wiring terminals for receiving a wired connection to a remote temperature sensor that is situated remote from the HVAC controller and in a living space of the building.
Peter Anderson, Ryan Strassburg, Rolf Lee Strand, Luke A. Piram, John D. Mitchell
Filed: 30 Sep 21
Utility
Systems and methods for training devices to recognize sound patterns
11 Jan 22
Systems and methods for training a control panel to recognize user defined and preprogrammed sound patterns are provided.
Pradyumna Sampath, Ramprasad Yelchuru, Purnaprajna R. Mangsuli
Filed: 15 Apr 19
Utility
Method and system for controlling a mini-split HVAC unit from a remote location
11 Jan 22
A wireless controller to set a programmable setpoint of a remote HVAC unit that thermostatically controls a temperature in a space using the temperature sensed and a programmable setpoint.
Aaron J. Klein, Ramprasad Yelchuru, Huanmin Bao, Cameron K. Vreeland
Filed: 1 Feb 18
Design
Thermostat
4 Jan 22
Jonathan Erbacher, Ryan Thorsen, Rajat Shail, Travis J. Read
Filed: 3 Dec 19
Design
Thermostat
4 Jan 22
Jonathan Erbacher, Ryan Thorsen, Rajat Shail, Travis J. Read, Brian Moy
Filed: 3 Dec 19
Design
Temperature sensor
4 Jan 22
Jonathan Erbacher, Brian Moy, Ryan Thorsen, Travis J. Read, Rajat Shail
Filed: 31 Jan 20
Utility
Retrofit damper system with optimized power management
4 Jan 22
A damper system is configured for installation in ductwork including a duct supplying conditioned air through a register boot to a register vent.
Patrick Gonia, David J. Emmons, Nathan Carlson, Madhu T. Chandrashekar
Filed: 12 Jun 18
Utility
Secured communication between a host device and a client device
4 Jan 22
A method for a host to establish communication with a client comprising receiving a client-specific certificate and a pairing request message, verifying the client-specific certificate, verifying the pairing request message, sending a host-specific certificate and a first value, receiving a second value, verifying the second value; sending a third value, receiving an encrypted fourth value, decrypting the fourth value using a group key, determining the fourth value equals the third value, identifying the client received the group key correctly, and ending a verification message indicating successful establishment of communication.
William Neumann, Colin Hanson
Filed: 11 Oct 18