Patents by Inventor Thomas Gerald Pavlak

Thomas Gerald Pavlak 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 of use for a user interface dashboard of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning network
    Patent number: 8452456
    Abstract: The disclosure provides systems and methods of use of an HVAC graphical interface dashboard. In various embodiments, the dashboard includes a weather tab, wherein invoking the weather tab advances to a weather screen. The dashboard also includes an indoor humidity tab, wherein invoking the indoor humidity tab advances to a humidity screen which displays at least a current indoor humidity, wherein the humidity screen interprets a percentage of humidity for a user. A programs tab and a home tab are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Suresh Kumar Devineni, Timothy Wallaert, Muhammad Ali Mirza, Thomas Gerald Pavlak, Timothy H. Thorson
  • System and method of use for a user interface dashboard of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning network
    Patent number: 8239066
    Abstract: The disclosure provides systems and methods of use of an HVAC graphical interface dashboard. In various embodiments, the dashboard includes a weather tab, wherein invoking the weather tab advances to a weather screen. The dashboard also includes an indoor humidity tab. A programs tab and a home tab are also provided. The dashboard further comprises: a) a screen that employs a backlight to display information to a user; b) a backlight, and c) a motion detector, wherein the backlight is turned on by the motion detector upon a detection of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Jennings, Thomas Gerald Pavlak, Amanda Filbeck, Christopher W. Spencer