Patents by Inventor Andrew McNiel

Andrew McNiel 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).

  • Sky sensor
    Patent number: 11831997
    Abstract: A sky sensor device for measuring direct normal illuminance (DNE) value is described. One sky sensor device includes a camera sensor to capture a series of images, an illuminance sensor to measure illuminance, and a processing device coupled to the camera sensor and the illuminance sensor. The processing device determines a DNE value using the series of images and the illuminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Halio, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Humann, Walter Thomas Barnum, John B. Bogdan, Robert Don Bruhn, Andrew McNiel, Michael Scott Moulton, Benjamin Nagel