Patents Assigned to EnergyIQ Systems, Inc.
  • Temperature determination in a controlled space in accordance with occupancy
    Patent number: 6536675
    Abstract: A method is provided for managing the energy usage of an energy consuming system adapted to determine the energy of a controlled space, the energy consuming system including a plurality of operating components having on and off states and a plurality of differing noise levels when making transitions between the on and off states. The method includes determining the noise levels of the components of the energy consuming system, selecting a relatively low noise level component of the energy consuming system to provide a selected noise masking component, and causing a relatively high noise level component of the energy consuming system differing from the selected noise masking component to make a transition between on and off states. The method further includes causing the selected noise masking component to make a transition between its on and off states after the transition of high noise level component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: EnergyIQ Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard B. Pesko, Brian E. Gross, Allan B. Gross, Robert N. Capper, Jr., Erich F. Kielburger
  • Energy management system and method
    Patent number: 6290140
    Abstract: A method is provided for managing the energy usage of an energy consuming system adapted to determine the energy of a controlled space, the energy consuming system including a plurality of operating components having on and off states and a plurality of differing noise levels when making transitions between the on and off states. The method includes determining the noise levels of the components of the energy consuming system, selecting a relatively low noise level component of the energy consuming system to provide a selected noise masking component, and causing a relatively high noise level component of the energy consuming system differing from the selected noise masking component to make a transition between on and off states. The method further includes causing the selected noise masking component to make a transition between its on and off states after the transition of high noise level component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: EnergyIQ Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard B. Pesko, Brian E. Gross, Allan B. Gross, Robert N. Capper, Jr., Erich F. Kielburger