Patents by Inventor Rick Kloeppner

Rick Kloeppner 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).

  • HVAC GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH VISUAL OBSCURITY AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210223950
    Abstract: An HVAC controller operable in an occupied mode and an unoccupied mode and includes a touch-responsive display. The controller displays an informational region having non-interactive user interface elements, a control region having interactive user-interface elements and an override region having an occupied status display and an occupancy override control having an override state and a non-override state. The visual properties of the variable opacity region is manipulated to guide the user during use of the HVAC controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Sriram Sreenivasan, James Brink, Rick Kloeppner, Sean Fuller Mosley, Susan M. Mairs, Harikrishnan M G, Sagar Sampat Salunkhe
  • HVAC graphical user interface with visual obscurity and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 10990261
    Abstract: An HVAC controller operable in an occupied mode and an unoccupied mode and includes a touch-responsive display. The controller displays an informational region having non-interactive user interface elements, a control region having interactive user-interface elements and an override region having an occupied status display and an occupancy override control having an override state and a non-override state. The visual properties of the variable opacity region is manipulated to guide the user during use of the HVAC controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Trane International Inc.
    Inventors: Sriram Sreenivasan, James Brink, Rick Kloeppner, Sean Fuller Mosley, Susan M. Mairs, Harikrishnan M G, Sagar Sampat Salunkhe
  • Flexible scheduling HVAC graphical user interface and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 10900687
    Abstract: An HVAC controller includes a touch-responsive display and a scheduling grid having one or more rows representing a 24 hour period of a day-of-week. A user selects an operation to be performed such as adding or deleting a scheduled event, such as a period of occupancy or non-occupancy. A visual representation of the available operations and the temporal regions subject to the available operations is presented. A user may then select the desired region on which to perform the operation, the operation is visually represented on the touch-responsive display, and the user indicates whether the operation should be saved or discarded. The operation may be applied to additional remote HVAC devices in a single operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Trane International Inc.
    Inventors: Charles P. Quistad, Scott Cress, Rick Kloeppner, Amit Samtani, James Brink, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Sean Fuller Mosley, Zachary Frank Stark, Brian J. Politiske, Susan M. Mairs
  • FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING HVAC GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200132326
    Abstract: An HVAC controller includes a touch-responsive display and a scheduling grid having one or more rows representing a 24 hour period of a day-of-week. A user selects an operation to be performed such as adding or deleting a scheduled event, such as a period of occupancy or non-occupancy. A visual representation of the available operations and the temporal regions subject to the available operations is presented. A user may then select the desired region on which to perform the operation, the operation is visually represented on the touch-responsive display, and the user indicates whether the operation should be saved or discarded. The operation may be applied to additional remote HVAC devices in a single operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Trane International Inc.
    Inventors: Charles P. Quistad, Scott Cress, Rick Kloeppner, Amit Samtani, James Brink, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Sean Fuller Mosley, Zachary Frank Stark, Brian J. Politiske, Susan M. Mairs
  • HVAC GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH VISUAL OBSCURITY AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200133471
    Abstract: An HVAC controller operable in an occupied mode and an unoccupied mode and includes a touch-responsive display. The controller displays an informational region having non-interactive user interface elements, a control region having interactive user-interface elements and an override region having an occupied status display and an occupancy override control having an override state and a non-override state. The visual properties of the variable opacity region is manipulated to guide the user during use of the HVAC controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Trane International Inc.
    Inventors: Sriram Sreenivasan, James Brink, Rick Kloeppner, Sean Fuller Mosley, Susan M. Mairs, Harikrishnan M G, Sagar Sampat Salunkhe