Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Fontenault

Jeffrey Fontenault 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).

  • Sound-based HVAC system, method and device for diagnostics analysis
    Patent number: 11573022
    Abstract: A device configured to operate a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system and to receive an audio signal from a microphone while operating HVAC system. The device is further configured to generate a representation of the audio signal, to compare one or more audio signatures to the representation of the audio signal, and to determine that an audio signature from among the one or more audio signatures is not present within the representation of the audio signal. The device is further configured to determine a fault type that is associated with the audio signature that is not present within the representation of the audio signal, to identify a component identifier for a component of the HVAC system that is associated with fault type, and to output the component identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Payam Delgoshaei, Sridhar Venkatesh, Glenn William Kowald, Eric Berg, Janathkumar Manohararaj, Jeffrey Fontenault
  • SOUND-BASED HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS
    Publication number: 20220268469
    Abstract: A device configured to operate a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system and to receive an audio signal from a microphone while operating HVAC system. The device is further configured to generate a representation of the audio signal, to compare one or more audio signatures to the representation of the audio signal, and to determine that an audio signature from among the one or more audio signatures is not present within the representation of the audio signal. The device is further configured to determine a fault type that is associated with the audio signature that is not present within the representation of the audio signal, to identify a component identifier for a component of the HVAC system that is associated with fault type, and to output the component identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Payam Delgoshaei, Sridhar Venkatesh, Glenn William Kowald, Eric Berg, Janathkumar Manohararaj, Jeffrey Fontenault