Patents by Inventor Damian Shields

Damian Shields 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).

  • System and method for adaptively controlling the charging time of a storage heater
    Patent number: 10072874
    Abstract: Provided is a method for adaptively controlling the charging time of a storage heater, comprising: determining a stored energy requirement of the heater; determining a background heat requirement of the heater; determining a daily energy requirement (DER) based on the stored energy requirement and the background heat requirement; and determining a daily run time (DRT) at a predetermined time to calculate the charging time for a following period of time based on the daily energy requirement (DER).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Basic Holdings
    Inventors: Alan McDonald, Damian Shields
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLING THE CHARGING TIME OF A STORAGE HEATER
    Publication number: 20170130992
    Abstract: Provided is a method for adaptively controlling the charging time of a storage heater, comprising: determining a stored energy requirement of the heater; determining a background heat requirement of the heater; determining a daily energy requirement (DER) based on the stored energy requirement and the background heat requirement; and determining a daily run time (DRT) at a predetermined time to calculate the charging time for a following period of time based on the daily energy requirement (DER).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Basic Holdings
    Inventors: Alan McDonald, Damian Shields