134 patents
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Utility
Heat Balancing System
22 Jul 20
A heat balancing system for a natural draft gas burning appliance having a flue.
Peter Anderson, Shanna Lorraine Leeland
Filed: 29 Mar 20
Utility
Systems and Methods for Responding to an Abnormal Event In a Region Monitored by a Security System
15 Jul 20
Systems and methods for responding to an abnormal event in a region monitored by a security system are provided.
Samidurai Krishnamoorthy, Balamurugan Ganesan
Filed: 13 Jan 19
Utility
Universal Heat Pump Defrost Controller
17 Jun 20
A universal heat pump defrost controller device can be configured to determine when and for how long to cause a heat pump to enter defrost mode to remove ice from the outdoor heat exchanger coil.
Travis J. Read, Joseph Carlos Vargas, Derek Weller, Peter M. Anderson, Donald C. Kennedy, Paul Knauf
Filed: 16 Dec 19
Utility
Providing Integrative Comfort In a Structure
17 Jun 20
Methods, devices, and computer-readable media for providing integrative comfort a structure are described herein.
Amit Kulkarni, Patrick Gonia, David R. Kaufman
Filed: 25 Feb 20
Utility
Systems and Methods for Security Sensor Configuration
10 Jun 20
Systems and methods for configuring a security sensor are provided.
Min Chao Zhao, Yu Lin Li, Ting Li
Filed: 13 Feb 20
Utility
System for Communication with Devices on a Network to Minimize Power Consumption
3 Jun 20
A system of controlling one or more building automation devices.
Santosh Mallikarjuna Mandiganal, Robert D. Juntunen, Soumitri Kolavennu, Gabriel A. Bergman
Filed: 3 Feb 20
Utility
Dynamic Temperature Compensation of a Thermostat for an Evaporative Cooler System
29 Apr 20
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: 29 Oct 19
Utility
Building Automation System with Geo-fencing
29 Apr 20
A building automation system may adjust operation of a building system based upon information regarding the relative location of one or more users of the building automation system.
David Quam, Kevin Weirich, Aaron Klein, Gabriel Bergman, Christopher Goh, Jonathan Frenz, Riley Gerszewski, Rudolph Gamberini, Steven C. Nichols, Ix
Filed: 26 Dec 19
Utility
Temperature Sensing Strategy with Multiple Temperature Sensors
15 Apr 20
An HVAC controller receives signals from a plurality of sensors positioned in different spaces.
DAVID SCHULTZ, MICHAEL LUNACEK
Filed: 9 Oct 18
Utility
Conditions Based Scheduling In an Hvac System
15 Apr 20
A method for automatically generating an HVAC schedule for a building includes storing a thermal model for the building, the thermal model including an indication of the energy efficiency of an HVAC system of the building, receiving a weather forecast predicting future weather at the location of the building, receiving a cost estimate for energy that will be supplied to the HVAC system, receiving from a user a desired budget for a cost of operating the HVAC system over a future period of time, using the thermal model, the weather forecast, the cost estimate for energy and the desired budget of the user to generate an HVAC schedule covering the future period of time that is predicted to meet the desired budget of the user and controlling the HVAC system using the generated HVAC schedule.
CHRISTOPHER HEINTZELMAN, NATHANIEL D. KRAFT, WENDY FOSLIEN
Filed: 9 Oct 18
Utility
Thermostat with Sensor Priority Screen
15 Apr 20
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: 9 Oct 18
Utility
Systems and Methods for Automatic Speech Recognition
18 Mar 20
Systems and methods for automatic speech recognition are provided.
Xiukuan Yang, Chao Xiao, Tao Chai
Filed: 24 Nov 19
Utility
Valve Actuator with External Coils
4 Mar 20
A gas valve having a gas valve body having a valve and a valve seat both housed by the gas valve body.
Frederick Hazzard, Gregory Young, Adam Myre, James Buezis, Cailen Giese
Filed: 31 Aug 18
Utility
Hvac Control with a Remote User Interface and a Remote Temperature Sensor
4 Mar 20
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 M. Anderson, Ryan Strassburg, Rolf L. Strand, Luke A. Piram, John D. Mitchell
Filed: 7 Nov 19