Inventor
Steven A. Hales
Inventor
Palo Alto, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 16 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
F24Fprimary
F24FAir-conditioning21%
G05BControl or regulating systems in general21%
G05DSystems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables21%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication21%
G01RMeasuring electric variables4%
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes4%
G08BSignalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems4%
LOC102%
LOC142%
PatentTitleYear
10,819,808User presence determination202010,684,038Automated control-schedule acquisition within an intelligent controller202010,476,972User presence determination201910,337,754Distribution of call-home events over time to ameliorate high communications and computation peaks in intelligent control system201910,175,668Systems and methods for energy-efficient control of an energy-consuming system201910,078,319HVAC schedule establishment in an intelligent, network-connected thermostat201810,012,405Automated control-schedule acquisition within an intelligent controller20189,952,573Systems and methods for a graphical user interface of a controller for an energy-consuming system having spatially related discrete display elements20189,459,018'Systems and methods for energy-efficient control of an energy-consuming system'20169,256,230'HVAC schedule establishment in an intelligent, network-connected thermostat'20169,075,419'Systems and methods for a graphical user interface of a controller for an energy-consuming system having spatially related discrete display elements'20159,020,646'Automated control-schedule acquisition within an intelligent controller'20158,972,065'Distribution of call-home events over time to ameliorate high communications and computation peaks in intelligent control system'20158,630,740'Automated control-schedule acquisition within an intelligent controller'2014D0687047'Display screen with an animated graphical user interface'2013D0677180'Animated graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof for a control unit'2013Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2013–2016Patents assigned to NEST LABS INC (5)· patent assignee history
2013–2015Patents assigned to HALES IV STEVEN A (3)· patent assignee history
2013Patents assigned to PLITKINS MICHAEL (2)· patent assignee history
2013–2020Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history
2015–2019Patents assigned to GOOGLE INC (7)· patent assignee history
2018–2020Patents assigned to GOOGLE LLC (8)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| GOOGLE LLC | 8 | 2018–2020 |
| GOOGLE INC | 7 | 2015–2019 |
| NEST LABS INC | 5 | 2013–2016 |
| HALES IV STEVEN Aself | 3 | 2013–2015 |
| PLITKINS MICHAEL | 2 | 2013 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto, California, US | 16 | 2013–2020 |