Patents by Inventor E. Channing Preston, JR.

E. Channing Preston, JR. 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: 20240045459
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling a setback mode of a power-consuming device, and for controlling setback recovery of power-consuming devices, in order to make setback and setback recovery more dynamic based on current environmental parameters and previous observed operating parameters, in order to enable more efficient operation of power-consuming devices resulting in reduced energy costs and increased power efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: GridPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel K. DYESS, E. Channing PRESTON, JR.
  • Publication number: 20190310673
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling a setback mode of a power-consuming device, and for controlling setback recovery of power-consuming devices, in order to make setback and setback recovery more dynamic based on current environmental parameters and previous observed operating parameters, in order to enable more efficient operation of power-consuming devices resulting in reduced energy costs and increased power efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel K. DYESS, E. Channing PRESTON, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160357209
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling a setback mode of a power-consuming device, and for controlling setback recovery of power-consuming devices, in order to make setback and setback recovery more dynamic based on current environmental parameters and previous observed operating parameters, in order to enable more efficient operation of power-consuming devices resulting in reduced energy costs and increased power efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: GridPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: DANIEL K. DYESS, E. CHANNING PRESTON, JR.
  • Patent number: 9436199
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling a setback mode of a power-consuming device, and for controlling setback recovery of power-consuming devices, in order to make setback and setback recovery more dynamic based on current environmental parameters and previous observed operating parameters, in order to enable more efficient operation of power-consuming devices resulting in reduced energy costs and increased power efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Gridpoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel K. Dyess, E. Channing Preston, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130013122
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling a setback mode of a power-consuming device, and for controlling setback recovery of power-consuming devices, in order to make setback and setback recovery more dynamic based on current environmental parameters and previous observed operating parameters, in order to enable more efficient operation of power-consuming devices resulting in reduced energy costs and increased power efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: GridPoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel K. DYESS, E. Channing Preston, JR.