Patents by Inventor Randall Kurtz
Randall Kurtz 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).
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Publication number: 20240108929Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Joseph Schmitt, Michael Kramer, Ronak Desai, Randall Kurtz
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Patent number: 11826594Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for remotely controlling and monitoring water supply systems in buildings.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2023Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Tabor Mountain LLCInventors: Joseph Schmitt, Michael Kramer, Ronak Desai, Randall Kurtz
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Publication number: 20230310915Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for remotely controlling and monitoring water supply systems in buildings.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Joseph Schmitt, Michael Kramer, Ronak Desai, Randall Kurtz
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Patent number: 11648430Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: LGHorizon, LLCInventors: Joseph Schmitt, Michael Kramer, Ronak Desai, Randall Kurtz
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Publication number: 20220241633Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: LGHorizon, LLCInventors: Joseph Schmitt, Michael Kramer, Ronak Desai, Randall Kurtz
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Patent number: 11331523Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: LGHorizon, LLCInventors: Joseph Schmitt, Michael Kramer, Ronak Desai, Randall Kurtz
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Publication number: 20200391063Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: LGHorizon, LLCInventors: Joseph Schmitt, Michael Kramer, Ronak Desai, Randall Kurtz
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Patent number: 10758758Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: LGHorizon, LLCInventors: Joseph Schmitt, Michael Kramer, Ronak Desai, Randall Kurtz
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Publication number: 20190134443Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Joseph Schmitt, Michael Kramer, Ronak Desai, Randall Kurtz
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Patent number: 10092785Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: WWTemplar LLCInventors: Joseph Schmitt, Michael Kramer, Ronak Desai, Randall Kurtz
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Publication number: 20160303412Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Joseph Schmitt, Michael Kramer, Ronak Desai, Randall Kurtz
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Patent number: 9403046Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: WWTemplar LLCInventors: Joseph Schmitt, Michael Kramer, Ronak Desai, Randall Kurtz
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Publication number: 20160121151Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates that a fire has been detected in a building and that a fire suppression system within the building has begun dousing the fire; monitoring sensor information from one or more sensors located within the building; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor information, whether the fire has been extinguished; activating, in response to determining that the fire has been extinguished, a feature to turn off a water supply to the building, the feature being presented on a computing device for a user who is associated with the building; receiving, after activating the feature and from the computing device, a command to turn off the water supply; and transmitting, by the computer system, a control signal that causes an electromechanical device to close a water valve within the building.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Joseph Schmitt, Michael Kramer, Ronak Desai, Randall Kurtz