Patents by Inventor Allan B. Gross

Allan B. Gross has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • 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