Thermal Processes and Apparatus

Citations to U.S. patents by U.S. patents granted in 2020

Top 10   [Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]

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Most Cited by Examiners

  1. 6 5062276    Humidity control for variable speed air conditioner
  Inventors: Kevin F. Dudley

  1. 6 6047770    Air conditioning apparatus for vehicle
  Inventors: Takahisa Suzuki; Katsuya Ishii; Keiichiro Banzai; Akihisa Kokubo

  1. 6 6347528    Refrigeration-cycle device
  Inventors: Kunio Iritani; Satoshi Itoh; Hiroshi Ishikawa; Takayuki Hirose

  1. 6 6621058    Wall-mounted microwave oven with air curtain guide
  Inventors: Gong-Soo Kim

  1. 6 7699051    Range hood
  Inventors: John M. Gagas; Daniel E. Stair, II; David J. Zeier

  1. 6 9188508    Method and system using an HVAC air handler and thermostat for building energy loss testing, monitoring and cost control
  Inventors: Richard Meyer

  7. 5 4327802    Multiple fluid heat exchanger
  Inventors: Richard Beldam

  7. 5 4808793    Tankless electric water heater with instantaneous hot water output
  Inventors: Bohdan Hurko

  7. 5 5125608    Photovoltaic panel support assembly
  Inventors: Harold A. McMaster; Robert D. Nicholson; Steven A. F. Kaake

  7. 5 5228924    Photovoltaic panel support assembly
  Inventors: James M. Barker; John Underwood; Jefferson Shingleton

  7. 5 5253702    Integral heat pipe, heat exchanger, and clamping plate
  Inventors: Howard L. Davidson; Ehsan Ettehadieh

  7. 5 5268011    Mist eliminator
  Inventors: Dieter Wurz

  7. 5 5361586    Gas turbine ultra low NOx combustor
  Inventors: Anthony McWhirter; Eugenio Colautti; David Amos

  7. 5 5395042    Apparatus and method for automatic climate control
  Inventors: Joseph D. Riley; Marc H. Popek

  7. 5 5461882    Regenerative condensing cycle
  Inventors: Thomas M. Zywiak

  7. 5 5647215    Gas turbine combustor with turbulence enhanced mixing fuel injectors
  Inventors: Mehran Sharifi; Mitchell O. Stokes; David T. Foss

  7. 5 5839244    Vertical storm louver system
  Inventors: Paul Johnson; Gregg S. Holden; James Parsons Sullivan; Michael G. Wixson

  7. 5 6070110    Humidity control thermostat and method for an air conditioning system
  Inventors: Rajendra K. Shah; Eugene L. Mills, Jr.

  7. 5 6223544    Integrated control and fault detection of HVAC equipment
  Inventors: John E. Seem

  7. 5 6321552    Waste heat recovery system
  Inventors: Svend Frederiksen

  7. 5 6920874    Intelligent ventilating safety range hood
  Inventors: Robert P. Siegel

  7. 5 7891573    Methods and apparatuses for controlling air to a building
  Inventors: Joseph E. Finkam; Eric M. Pratt

  7. 5 8074637    High frequency heating apparatus having a range hood
  Inventors: Masato Yamauchi

  7. 5 8756881    Solar panel attachment system
  Inventors: John R. West; Tyrus Hudson; David Molina; Ian Capsuto

  7. 5 9696055    Thermostat control based on activity within property
  Inventors: Daniel Goodman; Craig Carl Heffernan

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Most Cited by Applicants

  1. 42 6478233    Thermal comfort controller having an integral energy savings estimator
  Inventors: Dipak J. Shah

  2. 38 8010237    System and method for using ramped setpoint temperature variation with networked thermostats to improve efficiency
  Inventors: Leo Cheung; Scott Douglas Hublou; John Douglas Steinberg

  2. 38 8180492    System and method for using a networked electronic device as an occupancy sensor for an energy management system
  Inventors: John Douglas Steinberg

  4. 37 6851621    PDA diagnosis of thermostats
  Inventors: Paul Wacker; Richard A. Wruck

  5. 36 7083109    Thermostat having modulated and non-modulated provisions
  Inventors: Michael A. Pouchak

  6. 34 5902183    Process and apparatus for energy conservation in buildings using a computer controlled ventilation system
  Inventors: Melanius D'Souza

  6. 34 6216956    Environmental condition control and energy management system and method
  Inventors: Gregory A. Ehlers; Richard M. Silva

  8. 33 6351693    Computerized system for controlling thermostats
  Inventors: Vijaykumar Subramonie Monie; Richard Daniel Hamann; Stephen Duane Cook; Premraj K Mannikkath; Rajesh Vasudevan

  8. 33 7055759    PDA configuration of thermostats
  Inventors: Paul Wacker; Richard A. Wruck; John B. Amundson; Marcus D. Stoner

  8. 33 7156318    Programmable thermostat incorporating a liquid crystal display selectively presenting adaptable system menus including changeable interactive virtual buttons
  Inventors: Howard Rosen

 
 
References:
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