134 patents
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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
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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
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Inlet Controlled Regulating Valve
30 Dec 21
In some examples, a pressure reducing valve includes a valve body defining a defining a flow path and a restricting element within the flow path.
Dominik Ernst, Ralf Hilbers, Michael Ackermann
Filed: 30 Jun 20
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Gas/air Mixing Device of a Gas Burner
23 Dec 21
In some examples, a gas/air mixing device configured to mix gas and air to provide a gas/air mixture includes a mixer housing with a mounting flange being configured to mount the gas/air mixing device to a fan housing in such a way that a sealing surface of the mounting flange is in contact with a sealing surface of the fan housing.
Sybrandus B.V. Munsterhuis, Li Hong Rao, Guan Jun Liu
Filed: 18 May 21
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Wall Mount Connector Including Memory
23 Dec 21
A thermostat that is configured to be releasably secured to a wall mountable connector, wherein the wall mountable connector includes a jumper switch that permits an installer or other professional to easily form an electrical connection between different wiring terminals of the wall mountable connector in accordance with how particular field wires are connected to the wiring terminals of the wall mountable connector.
David J. Emmons, Travis J. Read
Filed: 2 Sep 21
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Hvac Controller with a Zone Commissioning Mode
23 Dec 21
An HVAC controller may have an operational mode in which the HVAC controller provides operational instructions, and a commissioning mode in which a plurality of wireless devices can be enrolled.
Patrick Gonia, David J. Emmons
Filed: 2 Sep 21
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to Control a Communication Rate Between a Thermostat and a Cloud Based Server
9 Dec 21
A communication rate between a cloud-based server and an HVAC controller located within a building may be controlled based on the amount of power available at the HVAC controller.
Patrick R. Lemire, Robert D. Juntunen, Kurt Robideau
Filed: 20 Aug 21
Utility
Metering Pressure Regulating Valve
25 Nov 21
In some examples, a pressure reducing valve includes a valve body defining a defining a flow path and a restricting element within the flow path.
Michael Ackermann
Filed: 19 May 20
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Method and Controller for Operating a Gas Burner Appliance
25 Nov 21
In some examples, a method for operating a gas burner appliance includes determining, on basis of a nominal burner-load and on basis of a mixing ratio of gas and air of a gas/air mixture or a λ-value of the gas/air mixture, a nominal air mass flow in order to provide the nominal burner-load.
Sybrandus B.V. Munsterhuis, Gerrit Jan Baarda, Andreas Kammerahl, Martin Petersmann, Anton Quatmann, Ulrich Oldehus, Clemens Metker
Filed: 28 Apr 21
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Air Quality Monitor
25 Nov 21
An air quality monitor includes a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, a fan, and one or more sensors disposed in the housing.
Petr Fadrny, Frantisek Sofka
Filed: 22 May 20
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Individual Driving of Nebulizers Based on Hvac Conditions
11 Nov 21
A humidifier device includes one or more sensors configured to sense one or more air properties of air within a duct operably coupled to the humidifier device.
Ludek Zavodny, Milan Krkoska, Martin Tatak, Samuel Raymakers
Filed: 7 May 20
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Humidifier Cartridge with Handle
11 Nov 21
A humidifier includes a container for containing a fluid; a cartridge for nebulizing the fluid, the cartridge configured to be fixed inside the container, the cartridge including a cartridge housing including a bottom side that is configured to contact a bottom of the container, a top side opposite to the bottom side; a back side; a front side; a left side; and a right side; and a handle on the top side of the cartridge housing, the handle projecting upward and away from the cartridge housing.
Brett Vandenbussche, Tarik Khoury, Steven L. Wolff, Pavel Marak, Jonathan Erbacher
Filed: 6 May 20
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Building Health Analysis and Management System
11 Nov 21
A monitoring system for monitoring a status of a building comprising a first sensor configured to detect a first condition in the space and a second sensor configured to detect a second condition in the space is disclosed.
Christopher Heintzelman, Brian Beale, David J. Emmons, Joseph Bodkin, John Cronin
Filed: 26 Jul 21
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Systems and Methods for Encoding Regions Containing an Element of Interest In a Sequence of Images with a High Resolution
4 Nov 21
Systems and methods for encoding regions containing an element of interest in a sequence of images with a high resolution are provided.
Ting Li, Xiaoxlang Lin, Jun Wu
Filed: 4 May 20
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Micro Power Water Leak Detector
28 Oct 21
A fluid sensing system and approach having a leak sensor.
Hyunki Kim, Anh Nguyen
Filed: 9 Jul 21
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Systems and Methods for Identifying a Unified Entity from a Plurality of Discrete Parts
28 Oct 21
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: 27 Apr 20
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Systems and Methods for Identifying User-customized Relevant Individuals In an Ambient Image at a Doorbell Device
28 Oct 21
Systems and methods for identifying user-customized relevant individuals in an ambient image at a doorbell device are provided.
Soumitri Kolavennu, Nathaniel Kraft
Filed: 28 Apr 20
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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
28 Oct 21
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
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System for Abnormal Condition Detection Using Nearest Neighbor
14 Oct 21
One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, from at least one sensor operatively coupled to a mechanical device, sensor data corresponding to a function of the mechanical device; accessing, from an environmental database, information regarding at least one environmental condition in proximity to a geographical location of the mechanical device; generating, using a processor, a correlative value for the mechanical device, wherein the correlative value identifies a correlation between the sensor data corresponding to a function of the mechanical device and the at least one environmental condition; assigning the correlative value as a baseline correlative value to the mechanical device; monitoring the sensor data corresponding to a function of the mechanical device and the at least one environmental condition and updating the correlative value; identifying, using a processor, the correlative value for the mechanical device has exceeded a predetermined threshold as compared to the baseline correlative value; and notifying a user that the correlative value for the mechanical device has exceeded the predetermined threshold.
Brian Scott Courtney, James Henry Gillespie, V, Alan Glenn Hinchman, Logan James Krawchyk
Filed: 24 Jun 21
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Access Door Detection Using a Humidity Sensor
7 Oct 21
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