Patents by Inventor Kurt Robideau

Kurt Robideau 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: 11768002
    Abstract: A communication rate between a cloud-based server and an HVAC controller located within a building may be controlled based on the amount of power available at the HVAC controller. The cloud-based server may notify a user if the amount of power available at the HVAC controller is determined to be low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Ademco Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick R. Lemire, Robert D. Juntunen, Kurt Robideau
  • Publication number: 20210381707
    Abstract: A communication rate between a cloud-based server and an HVAC controller located within a building may be controlled based on the amount of power available at the HVAC controller. The cloud-based server may notify a user if the amount of power available at the HVAC controller is determined to be low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick R. Lemire, Robert D. Juntunen, Kurt Robideau
  • Patent number: 11098913
    Abstract: A communication rate between a cloud-based server and an HVAC controller located within a building may be controlled based on the amount of power available at the HVAC controller. The cloud-based server may notify a user if the amount of power available at the HVAC controller is determined to be low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Ademco Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick R. Lemire, Robert D. Juntunen, Kurt Robideau
  • Publication number: 20180299154
    Abstract: A communication rate between a cloud-based server and an HVAC controller located within a building may be controlled based on the amount of power available at the HVAC controller. The cloud-based server may notify a user if the amount of power available at the HVAC controller is determined to be low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Patrick R. Lemire, Robert D. Juntunen, Kurt Robideau
  • Patent number: 10018372
    Abstract: A communication rate between a cloud-based server and an HVAC controller located within a building may be controlled based on the amount of power available at the HVAC controller. The cloud-based server may notify a user if the amount of power available at the HVAC controller is determined to be low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick R. Lemire, Robert D. Juntunen, Kurt Robideau
  • Patent number: 9857091
    Abstract: An operation alteration of a network attached thermostat to control power usage. Control wires for a heating and air conditioning system may be connected to a thermostat control circuit configured to control the system. A power extraction circuit may be coupled to the control wires configured to extract power from the control wires. The power may be put into a storage device. The power may be provided to the thermostat control circuit and a WiFi radio module. The radio module may provide a network connection for the thermostat. Circuitry and techniques may be provided to reduce power usage by the thermostat components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Robideau, Patrick R. Lemire, Robert D. Juntunen
  • Publication number: 20170089602
    Abstract: A communication rate between a cloud-based server and an HVAC controller located within a building may be controlled based on the amount of power available at the HVAC controller. The cloud-based server may notify a user if the amount of power available at the HVAC controller is determined to be low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Patrick R. Lemire, Robert D. Juntunen, Kurt Robideau
  • Publication number: 20150148965
    Abstract: A communication rate between a cloud-based server and an HVAC controller located within a building may be controlled based on the amount of power available at the HVAC controller. The cloud-based server may notify a user if the amount of power available at the HVAC controller is determined to be low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick R. Lemire, Robert D. Juntunen, Kurt Robideau
  • Publication number: 20150144706
    Abstract: An operation alteration of a network attached thermostat to control power usage. Control wires for a heating and air conditioning system may be connected to a thermostat control circuit configured to control the system. A power extraction circuit may be coupled to the control wires configured to extract power from the control wires. The power may be put into a storage device. The power may be provided to the thermostat control circuit and a WiFi radio module. The radio module may provide a network connection for the thermostat. Circuitry and techniques may be provided to reduce power usage by the thermostat components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Robideau, Patrick R. Lemire, Robert D. Juntunen
  • Patent number: 7680944
    Abstract: A low latency peripheral device sharing system has a host computer with an operating system, a kernel memory buffer, applications, device specific drivers, and a peripheral server driver. The server driver intercepts function calls invoking the local serial ports, and passes standard serial data from the application to a local area network. A device server on the local area network reads the data using a hybrid read block (semi-blocking read), and writes the data to the FIFO registers of the serial device and the remaining data to a queue for the serial device. Finally, the device server times the serial data and returns an intercharacter interval timer flag to the host computer to terminate a read operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Comtrol Corporation
    Inventors: Ehassan Taghizadeh, Grant B. Edwards, Kurt Robideau, Stephen P. Erler