Patents by Inventor Daniel McCool

Daniel McCool 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).

  • Publication number: 20230118782
    Abstract: Centralized artifacts systems and methods for processing artifacts of distributed entities are disclosed. The centralized artifacts system receives a set of artifact-input data associated with the artifacts of the distributed entities. An artifact suggestions generator can generate artifact hierarchies using the artifact-input data. Artifact hierarchies can include categorical containers, tile elements, artifact fields, and suggested task blocks. An artifact collection interface can display the artifact hierarchies to entities and receive, from the entities, a new set of artifact-input data associated with the completion of the artifact hierarchies. Using the new set of artifact-input data, the centralized artifacts system performs updates to the artifact hierarchies such as modifying the existing artifact hierarchies or generating new artifact hierarchies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel McCool, Daniel Kushner, Nathaniel Robinson
  • Patent number: 10101052
    Abstract: In some aspects, the subject technology relates to an “Eco-mode” on a thermostat. A button or other user interface element may be configured to activate and/or deactivate) the eco-mode on the thermostat. Upon selection of the eco-mode option, various energy-saving programs can be implemented on the thermostat. The energy-saving programs can be configured to adjust a temperature setting of the thermostat or to provide notifications to a user associated with the thermostat that implement various approaches for reducing energy consumption of a heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) system associated with the thermostat. The eco-mode button can provide users/consumers with a convenient way to save energy, without requiring the user to think of comfort tradeoffs that may need to take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: OPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: Ilan Frank, Daniel McCool, Tom Darci
  • Patent number: 10031534
    Abstract: A thermostat set point insight providing method and system that receives thermostat set point information for a reference population for a user, receives at least one thermostat setting for the user, identifies the set point insight for the user based on the thermostat set point information for the reference population and the at least one thermostat setting for the user, and provides the set point insight to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: OPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Devenish, Daniel McCool, Thomas E. Darci, Ralph Niewmierzycki, Mari Miyachi
  • Patent number: 10024564
    Abstract: In some aspects, the subject technology relates to an “Eco-mode” on a thermostat. A button or other user interface element may be configured to activate and/or deactivate) the eco-mode on the thermostat. Upon selection of the eco-mode option, various energy-saving programs can be implemented on the thermostat. The energy-saving programs can be configured to adjust a temperature setting of the thermostat or to provide notifications to a user associated with the thermostat that implement various approaches for reducing energy consumption of a heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) system associated with the thermostat. The eco-mode button can provide users/consumers with a convenient way to save energy, without requiring the user to think of comfort tradeoffs that may need to take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: OPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: Ilan Frank, Daniel McCool, Tom Darci
  • Publication number: 20160018832
    Abstract: In some aspects, the subject technology relates to an “Eco-mode” on a thermostat. A button or other user interface element may be configured to activate and/or deactivate) the eco-mode on the thermostat. Upon selection of the eco-mode option, various energy-saving programs can be implemented on the thermostat. The energy-saving programs can be configured to adjust a temperature setting of the thermostat or to provide notifications to a user associated with the thermostat that implement various approaches for reducing energy consumption of a heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) system associated with the thermostat. The eco-mode button can provide users/consumers with a convenient way to save energy, without requiring the user to think of comfort tradeoffs that may need to take place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Ilan Frank, Daniel McCool, Tom Darci
  • Publication number: 20160018122
    Abstract: In some aspects, the subject technology relates to an “Eco-mode” on a thermostat. A button or other user interface element may be configured to activate and/or deactivate) the eco-mode on the thermostat. Upon selection of the eco-mode option, various energy-saving programs can be implemented on the thermostat. The energy-saving programs can be configured to adjust a temperature setting of the thermostat or to provide notifications to a user associated with the thermostat that implement various approaches for reducing energy consumption of a heating, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) system associated with the thermostat. The eco-mode button can provide users/consumers with a convenient way to save energy, without requiring the user to think of comfort tradeoffs that may need to take place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Ilan Frank, Daniel McCool, Tom Darci