384 patents
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Utility
Methods systems and tools for determining a wiring configuration for an HVAC controller
7 Sep 20
A wiring configuration tool may be configured to determine a new wiring configuration for a replacement HVAC controller based, at least in part, on the existing wiring configuration for a current HVAC controller and, for example, the make and model of the replacement HVAC controller.
Hari Thiruvengada, Patrick Tessier, Heidi Finch
Filed: 10 Jan 18
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
31 Aug 20
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: 18 Aug 19
Utility
HVAC damper system
31 Aug 20
An illustrative damper system includes a damper blade that is configured to be positioned within a duct, such as a bypass duct of an HVAC system.
Pavel Marak, Steven L. Wolff, David J. Emmons, Eric Barton
Filed: 14 Aug 17
Design
Building controller housing
31 Aug 20
Travis Read, David Kynoch, Rajat Shail, Eric Barton
Filed: 9 Oct 18
Utility
Bluetooth Thermostat and Hub
26 Aug 20
A system and approach for remote reading, setting and control of devices such as thermostats.
David J. Emmons, Ajay Pai, Soumitri Kolavennu
Filed: 13 May 20
Utility
Cloud-based analytics for water heaters
24 Aug 20
A remote water heater monitoring system is configured to communicate with a plurality of client water heaters over a network.
Peter Anderson, Rolf L. Strand, Adam Myre, Timothy J. Smith, Frederick Hazzard, John D. Mitchell, Adam Foley, Tony Khosla, Gregory Young
Filed: 1 Jul 18
Utility
Systems and Methods for Automatically Activating Self-test Devices of Sensors of a Security System
19 Aug 20
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: 14 Feb 19
Utility
Systems and Methods for Identifying and Responding to a Potential Threat
19 Aug 20
Systems and methods for identifying and responding to a potential threat at a location monitored by a smart home system are provided.
Lokanatha Reddy Jondu, Kalpaga Kanakarajan, Samidurai Krishnamoorthy, Ashok Periasamy
Filed: 14 Feb 19
Utility
Systems and Methods for Allocating Wireless Communication Channels
19 Aug 20
Systems and methods for avoiding interference are provided.
Nagaraj Chickmagalur Lakshminarayan, Arun Handanakere Sheshagiri
Filed: 14 Feb 19
Design
Water heater controller
17 Aug 20
Brian Moy, Ravindra Khosla, Rajat Shail
Filed: 23 Sep 19
Utility
Systems and methods for security sensor configuration
17 Aug 20
Systems and methods for configuring a security sensor are provided.
Min Chao Zhao, Yu Lin Li, Ting Li
Filed: 13 Feb 20
Utility
HVAC controller with HVAC system failure detection
17 Aug 20
An HVAC controller that monitors a current performance level of an HVAC system, and determines if the current performance level falls below a minimum performance threshold level for at least a first predetermined amount of time.
Eric Barton, Cary Leen, Stan Zywicki, David Schultz, Mohammad Aljabari
Filed: 13 Dec 11
Utility
Devices and Methods for Interacting with an Hvac Controller
12 Aug 20
An HVAC controller may be controlled in response to a natural language audio message that is not recognizable by the HVAC controller as a command, where the natural language audio message is translated into a command recognizable by the HVAC controller.
Jay Nelson, Hari Thiruvengada, Preston Gilmer, Thomas Gessner, Martin Adamek, Martin Skala, Juraj Buno, Soumitri Kolavennu, Max Peterschmidt, Libor Horky, Cary Leen, Heidi Finch
Filed: 27 Apr 20
Utility
Thermophile assembly with heat sink
10 Aug 20
A heat sink assembly draws heat away from the cold junction of a thermopile element to increase the thermopile's power output.
David Heil, Frederick Hazzard, Ravindra Khosla
Filed: 6 Feb 18
Utility
Mounting adaptor for mounting a sensor assembly to a water heater tank
3 Aug 20
Apparatus and method for mounting a non-immersion type temperature sensor to a tank, such as a water heater tank, that is designed for an immersion-type temperature sensor.
Gregory Young, Frederick Hazzard, Adam Myre
Filed: 3 Jan 18
Utility
Systems and methods for identifying and responding to a potential threat
3 Aug 20
Systems and methods for identifying and responding to a potential threat at a location monitored by a smart home system are provided.
Lokanatha Reddy Jondu, Kalpaga Kanakarajan, Samidurai Krishnamoorthy, Ashok Periasamy
Filed: 14 Feb 19
Utility
Systems and methods for preventing remote disarming of a portion of a monitored region
3 Aug 20
Systems and methods for preventing remote disarming of a portion of a monitored region are provided.
Amy Ragland, Ilan Dee, Alice DeBiasio
Filed: 27 Feb 19
Utility
Systems and Methods for Using Augmenting Reality to Control a Connected Home System
29 Jul 20
Systems and methods for using augmented reality to control a connected home system are provided.
Philip J. Ferro
Filed: 23 Jan 19
Design
Ceiling mount sensor
27 Jul 20
Dezhi Yang, Cui Du, Stephen Lu, Guobin Xu
Filed: 3 Jan 19
Utility
Systems and methods for leveraging internet-of-things devices in security systems
27 Jul 20
Systems and methods for leveraging Internet-of-Things devices in security systems are provided.
Robert John Probin, Martin Crisp, Deepu Paul
Filed: 12 Mar 19