Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Merchant, III

Daniel E. Merchant, III 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).

  • Thermostats, methods, and systems for controlling HVAC systems
    Patent number: 12613051
    Abstract: A method of conditioning air includes controlling, by a thermostat, an HVAC system to condition the air within an enclosed space according to one or more temperature setpoints stored in a memory of the thermostat and the temperature within the enclosed space. Weather data for outside the enclosed space is received and compared to a previously received preference. The HVAC system is controlled to condition the air according to the one or more temperature setpoints and the temperature within the enclosed space when the weather data does not satisfy the preference. When the weather data satisfies the preference, the user is notified that heating or cooling by the HVAC system will be turned off and that the user should open the at least one opening to outside of the enclosed space, and the thermostat controls the HVAC system to stop conditioning the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: Copeland Comfort Control LP
    Inventors: Daniel E. Merchant, III, Thomas B. Lorenz
  • THERMOSTATS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING HVAC SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20240353137
    Abstract: A method of conditioning air includes controlling, by a thermostat, an HVAC system to condition the air within an enclosed space according to one or more temperature setpoints stored in a memory of the thermostat and the temperature within the enclosed space. Weather data for outside the enclosed space is received and compared to a previously received preference. The HVAC system is controlled to condition the air according to the one or more temperature setpoints and the temperature within the enclosed space when the weather data does not satisfy the preference. When the weather data satisfies the preference, the user is notified that heating or cooling by the HVAC system will be turned off and that the user should open the at least one opening to outside of the enclosed space, and the thermostat controls the HVAC system to stop conditioning the air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel E. Merchant, III, Thomas B. Lorenz