Patents by Inventor Rich Merwarth

Rich Merwarth 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: 8769426
    Abstract: A resource consumption user interface is disclosed comprising one or more user input features for selecting a start time and an end time for monitoring at least one resource consumption task from a plurality of resource consumption tasks that contribute to a total resource consumption in a given environment, wherein the plurality of resource consumption tasks are associated with one or more appliances that operate in the given environment. The resource consumption user interface also comprises one or more user output features for presenting information about the selected resource consumption task, beginning at the selected start time, and updating the presented information until the selected end time is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Joseph Mark Brian, David C. Bingham, Rich Merwarth
  • Publication number: 20130073059
    Abstract: A resource consumption user interface is disclosed comprising one or more user input features for selecting a start date and an end date for defining a selected time range over which to determine resource consumption associated with at least one resource consumption task from a plurality of resource consumption tasks that contribute to a total resource consumption in a given environment. The plurality of resource consumption tasks are associated with one or more appliances that operate in the given environment. The start date and the end date are selectable for any desired time range over a given time duration. The resource consumption user interface also comprises one or more user output features for presenting information associated with the at least one resource consumption task, wherein the presented information represents accumulated information beginning at a time on the selected start date and ending at a time on the selected end date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Joseph Mark Brian, David C. Bingham, Rich Merwarth
  • Publication number: 20130073997
    Abstract: A resource consumption user interface is disclosed comprising one or more user input features for selecting a start time and an end time for monitoring at least one resource consumption task from a plurality of resource consumption tasks that contribute to a total resource consumption in a given environment, wherein the plurality of resource consumption tasks are associated with one or more appliances that operate in the given environment. The resource consumption user interface also comprises one or more user output features for presenting information about the selected resource consumption task, beginning at the selected start time, and updating the presented information until the selected end time is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Joseph Mark Brian, David C. Bingham, Rich Merwarth