Patents by Inventor Alex Fernando Lobos

Alex Fernando Lobos 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 of household appliances
    Patent number: 8548635
    Abstract: A system and method of managing energy use in a home, and more particularly to energy management of household consumer appliances, are provided. Existing appliances can be modified with add-on features or modules, and likewise new energy saving features and functions can be incorporated into new appliances. Communication among a home energy manager, an appliance, and a utility meter measures energy usage and/or a local generator controls operation of various appliances such as a refrigerator, washer, dryer, oven/range, microwave oven, dishwasher, HVAC system hot water heater, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Eric K. Watson, Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Anthony A. Cooper, Martin Christopher Severance, Chris George Bissig, Timothy Allen Hamel, Rita Barksdale, Telema Harry, Alex Fernando Lobos
  • ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
    Publication number: 20100179708
    Abstract: A system and method of managing energy use in a home, and more particularly to energy management of household consumer appliances, are provided. Existing appliances can be modified with add-on features or modules, and likewise new energy saving features and functions can be incorporated into new appliances. Communication among a home energy manager, an appliance, and a utility meter measures energy usage and/or a local generator controls operation of various appliances such as a refrigerator, washer, dryer, oven/range, microwave oven, dishwasher, HVAC system hot water heater, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Eric K. Watson, Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich, Anthony A. Cooper, Martin Christopher Severance, Chris George Bissig, Timothy Allen Hamel, Rita Barksdale, Telema Harry, Alex Fernando Lobos