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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
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
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
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
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
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
Utility
Systems and Methods for Building and Using a False Alarm Predicting Model to Determine Whether to Alert a User And/or Relevant Authorities About an Alarm Signal from a Security System
2 Jun 22
Systems and methods for building and using a false alarm predicting model to determine whether to alert a user and/or relevant authorities about an alarm signal from a security system are provided.
Brian Beale, Sharath Venkatesha, Soumitri Kolavennu, Nathaniel Kraft
Filed: 17 Feb 22
Utility
Hvac Controller with Sensor Priority Screen
12 May 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: 25 Jan 22
Utility
Damper System Control Module
12 May 22
A control module configured to control operation of a damper assembly includes an air damper configured to be disposed within an air duct and movable between an open end position and a closed end position, the air duct providing conditioned air to a register boot proximate the air duct.
Patrick Gonia, David J. Emmons, Nathan Carlson
Filed: 23 Nov 21
Utility
Method and System for Controlling an Intermittent Pilot Water Heater System
12 May 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: 28 Jan 22
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
12 May 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: 28 Jan 22
Utility
Power Stealing System for Low Power Thermostats
5 May 22
Power stealing circuitry to provide power to a controller for an environmental control system.
Luis Carlos Murillo Carrasco, Robert D. Juntunen, Jesus Omar Ponce, Eduardo Saenz Balderrama, Cesar Alejandro Arzate
Filed: 4 Nov 20
Utility
Adapter Mechanism
14 Apr 22
An adapter mechanism includes an electrical adapter and an attachment device.
Yao Wang, Yongjun Chen, Bin Shi
Filed: 12 Oct 20
Utility
Cancelation Circuit for Radio Frequency Antenna Systems
24 Mar 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: 8 Dec 21
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