Patents by Inventor Jerry Dean Ryan

Jerry Dean Ryan 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).

  • Stackable thermostat
    Patent number: 7748640
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermostat including a user interface module. The user interface module has a display, a plurality of user interface buttons, and a first power and communications interface. The thermostat also includes an I/O module, the I/O module electrically coupled to a HVAC plant and the I/O module having a plurality of switches to control the HVAC plant, and a second power and communications interface. The user interface module and the I/O module are communicatively coupled and exchange power via the power and communications interfaces and the thermostat can be mounted and operated in one of two user selectable installations: a stacked configuration comprising a thermostat having the user interface module directly mounted to the I/O module, or a remote configuration comprising a thermostat having the user interface module remotely mounted from the I/O module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Roher, Tim Comerford, William F. Van Ostrand, Shannie Van Ostrand, legal representative, Jerry Dean Ryan
  • Stackable thermostat
    Publication number: 20080147242
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermostat including a user interface module. The user interface module has a display, a plurality of user interface buttons, and a first power and communications interface. The thermostat also includes an I/O module, the I/O module electrically coupled to a HVAC plant and the I/O module having a plurality of switches to control the HVAC plant, and a second power and communications interface. The user interface module and the I/O module are communicatively coupled and exchange power via the power and communications interfaces and the thermostat can be mounted and operated in one of two user selectable installations: a stacked configuration comprising a thermostat having the user interface module directly mounted to the I/O module, or a remote configuration comprising a thermostat having the user interface module remotely mounted from the I/O module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Roher, Tim Comerford, William F. Van Ostrand, Shannie Van Ostrand, Jerry Dean Ryan