Patents by Inventor Gunther Trieb

Gunther Trieb 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).

  • Energy management unit with diagnostic capabilities
    Patent number: 9971388
    Abstract: An example energy management unit (EMU) with diagnostic capabilities is provided. The EMU with diagnostic capabilities can identify a potential failure or end-of-life condition by detecting a higher power consumption, an abnormal power waveform or by receiving a signal from an appliance or piece of equipment itself generated by the appliance's or piece of equipment's self diagnostic system. The EMU can be incorporated into a system that permits various power consumption and time-current information to be transmitted to a variety of devices and parties via a communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Sears Brands, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Gunther Trieb, Elizabeth Owens, Jaime Andres Borras
  • ENERGY MANAGEMENT UNIT WITH DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES
    Publication number: 20120259476
    Abstract: An example energy management unit (EMU) with diagnostic capabilities is provided. The EMU with diagnostic capabilities can identify a potential failure or end-of-life condition by detecting a higher power consumption, an abnormal power waveform or by receiving a signal from an appliance or piece of equipment itself generated by the appliance's or piece of equipment's self diagnostic system. The EMU can be incorporated into a system that permits various power consumption and time-current information to be transmitted to a variety of devices and parties via a communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: SEARS BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Gunther Trieb, Elizabeth Owens, Jaime Andres Borras