Inventor

Kenneth B. Kidder

Inventor
Coon Rapids, MN, US

Overview

27→
Patents
1981–2020
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 27 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

F23Nprimary
F23NRegulating or controlling combustion24%
G05DSystems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables17%
G05BControl or regulating systems in general14%
F24FAir-conditioning10%
H04BTransmission7%
H04WWireless communication networks7%
H04JMultiplex communication5%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication5%
G01RMeasuring electric variables2%
G04GElectronic time-pieces2%
PatentTitleYear
10,608,698System, apparatus and method for synchronizing communications between devices202010,514,713Mailbox data storage system20199,735,831'System, apparatus and method for synchronizing communications between devices'20178,677,342'System, method and apparatus for replacing wireless devices in a system'20148,553,743'System, apparatus and method for communicating messages using multiple frequency hopping sequences'20138,385,384'System, method and apparatus for selecting frequency hopping sequences'20137,900,849'HVAC remote control unit and methods of operation'20117,644,869'Auxiliary stage control of multistage thermostats'20106,711,471'Zone of greatest demand controller, apparatus, and method'20045,272,650'Self correcting time base for inaccurate oscillators'19935,089,689'Flame safeguard control anti-swap feature'19925,034,671'Manual damper motor control'19915,023,816'Method and apparatus for conditioning AC input signals'19914,974,180'Method and apparatus for testing signal quality in a burner control system'19904,974,179'Method and apparatus for preventing race conditions in a control system'19904,965,755'Method and apparatus for monitoring AC input signals'19904,923,117'Microcomputer-controlled system with redundant checking of sensor outputs'19904,880,376'Method and apparatus for monitoring and calibrating damper position'19894,858,885'Anti-bounce logic for critical loads'19894,835,670'Microcomputer fuel burner control having safety interlock means'19894,787,554'Firing rate control system for a fuel burner'19884,656,835'Demand limit control by integral reset of thermostats'19874,657,179'Distributed environmental/load control system'19874,654,653'Digital data communication apparatus'19874,558,389'Control logic safety monitoring circuit means'19854,347,712'Microprocessor discharge temperature air controller for multi-stage heating and/or cooling apparatus and outdoor air usage controller'19824,298,334'Dynamically checked safety load switching circuit'1981

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1981–1993Patents assigned to HONEYWELL INC (18)· patent assignee history
1981–2020Based in Coon Rapids, MN, US· patent location history
2004–2017Patents assigned to HONEYWELL INT INC (7)· patent assignee history
2013–2017Patents assigned to KIDDER KENNETH (4)· patent assignee history
2013–2017Patents assigned to NICHOLS STEVEN (4)· patent assignee history
2013–2017Patents assigned to JUNTUNEN ROBERT (3)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
HONEYWELL INC181981–1993
HONEYWELL INT INC72004–2017
KIDDER KENNETHself42013–2017
NICHOLS STEVEN42013–2017
JUNTUNEN ROBERT32013–2017
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Coon Rapids, Minnesota, US271981–2020