Patents by Inventor Honjo Hirofumi

Honjo Hirofumi 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).

  • Facilitating radio frequency communications among environmental control system components
    Patent number: 9609462
    Abstract: A boiler control device may include a housing and a wireless communication module for receiving coded control signals from the thermostat device. The boiler control device may also include boiler control circuitry for selectively controlling activation of the boiler-based heating system according to the coded control signals from the thermostat device. An onboard antenna disposed within the housing and communicatively coupled to the wireless communication module, and an interface configured to receive an auxiliary antenna. The auxiliary antenna may be disposed outside of the housing. Detection circuitry may detect times when the auxiliary antenna is communicatively coupled to the interface. Switching circuitry may interrupt communication between the onboard antenna and the wireless communication module during the times when the auxiliary antenna is communicatively coupled to the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Warren, Honjo Hirofumi, Anthony M. Fadell, Richard W. Holbrook, Shigefumi Honjo
  • FACILITATING RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS AMONG ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20150276266
    Abstract: A boiler control device may include a housing and a wireless communication module for receiving coded control signals from the thermostat device. The boiler control device may also include boiler control circuitry for selectively controlling activation of the boiler-based heating system according to the coded control signals from the thermostat device. An onboard antenna disposed within the housing and communicatively coupled to the wireless communication module, and an interface configured to receive an auxiliary antenna. The auxiliary antenna may be disposed outside of the housing. Detection circuitry may detect times when the auxiliary antenna is communicatively coupled to the interface. Switching circuitry may interrupt communication between the onboard antenna and the wireless communication module during the times when the auxiliary antenna is communicatively coupled to the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Warren, Honjo Hirofumi, Anthony M. Fadell, Richard W. Holbrook, Shigefumi Honjo