Patents by Inventor Kirby Neal Bicknell

Kirby Neal Bicknell 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).

  • Patent number: 10648693
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes: a furnace having a furnace heat exchanger; and an indoor HVAC unit having a refrigerant heat exchanger. At least one of a component of the furnace and a component of the indoor HVAC unit are selectively removable from an airflow path of the HVAC system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Trane International Inc.
    Inventor: Kirby Neal Bicknell
  • Publication number: 20180348720
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a system controller configured to receive an input of an energy budget for the HVAC system for a specified period of time, determine a set point for the HVAC system that will cause an amount of energy used in operating the HVAC system over the specified period of time to meet the energy budget, and operate the HVAC system at the determined set point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Kirby Neal Bicknell
  • Patent number: 9958176
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system has an input configured to receive at least one of a first heating setting, a first ventilation setting, a first cooling setting, a first humidity setting, and a first air quality setting, at least one of an image sensor and a microphone connected to at least one component in the HVAC system, the image sensor and/or microphone being configured to capture data from a first zone, and a controller connected to the input and at least one of the image sensor and the microphone, the controller configured to control at least one of the first heating setting, the first ventilation setting, the first cooling setting, the first humidity setting, and the first air quality setting in response to receiving the data from at least one of the image sensor and the microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Trane International Inc.
    Inventor: Kirby Neal Bicknell
  • Publication number: 20180045429
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes: a furnace having a furnace heat exchanger; and an indoor HVAC unit having a refrigerant heat exchanger. At least one of a component of the furnace and a component of the indoor HVAC unit are selectively removable from an airflow path of the HVAC system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventor: Kirby Neal Bicknell
  • Patent number: 9797617
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes: a furnace having a furnace heat exchanger; and an indoor HVAC unit having a refrigerant heat exchanger. At least one of a component of the furnace and a component of the indoor HVAC unit are selectively removable from an airflow path of the HVAC system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Trane International Inc.
    Inventor: Kirby Neal Bicknell
  • Publication number: 20150198345
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system is disclosed as comprising a system controller configured to receive an input of an energy budget for the HVAC system for a specified period of time, determine a set point for the HVAC system that will cause an amount of energy used in operating the HVAC system over the specified period of time to meet the energy budget, and operate the HVAC system at the set point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventor: Kirby Neal Bicknell
  • Publication number: 20140217185
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system has an input configured to receive at least one of a first heating setting, a first ventilation setting, a first cooling setting, a first humidity setting, and a first air quality setting, at least one of an image sensor and a microphone connected to at least one component in the HVAC system, the image sensor and/or microphone being configured to capture an data from a first zone, and a controller connected to the input and at least one of the image sensor and microphone, the controller configured to control at least one of the first heating setting, the first ventilation setting, the first cooling setting, the first humidity setting, and the first air quality setting in response to receiving the data from at least one of the image sensor and the microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventor: Kirby Neal Bicknell
  • Publication number: 20140216685
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system has a furnace comprising a furnace heat exchanger and an indoor HVAC unit comprising a refrigerant heat exchanger and at least one of a component of the furnace and a component of the indoor HVAC unit are selectively removable from an airflow path of the HVAC system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventor: Kirby Neal Bicknell