Patents by Inventor Suelyn Yu

Suelyn Yu 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: 10860615
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a system that analyzes customers' AMI load curves, identifies evening peak users as defined by their load curves, and provides Energy Efficiency (EE) advice related to their periods of high use. For example, identified high evening users can be sent an email with normative comparisons on evening load use, along with tips to reduce energy usage. Other aspects relate to the additional targets/communications. Aspects of the subject technology relate to categorizing a user's energy consumption tendencies based on a user's load curve and providing customized content based on the user's category. By taking into consideration the user's actual energy consumption patterns, the system may be able to provide more relevant content to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: OPower, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Shilts, Garner Chung, Suelyn Yu, David Royer
  • Patent number: 10754918
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to systems and methods for calculating a thermal sensitivity score. In some aspects, the method includes steps for receiving temperature information for a first geographic location, receiving resource consumption data for each of a plurality of similar consumption locations in the first geographic location, and generating, by the processors, a thermal sensitivity model based on the temperature information and the resource consumption data for each of the plurality of similar consumption locations. In some aspects, the steps can further include computing a thermal sensitivity score for each of the similar consumption locations using the thermal sensitivity model. Systems and machine readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: OPower, Inc.
    Inventors: Suelyn Yu, Garner Chung, Benjamin Packer, Erik Shilts
  • Publication number: 20200057771
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a system that analyzes customers' AMI load curves, identifies evening peak users as defined by their load curves, and provides Energy Efficiency (EE) advice related to their periods of high use. For example, identified high evening users can be sent an email with normative comparisons on evening load use, along with tips to reduce energy usage. Other aspects relate to the additional targets/communications. Aspects of the subject technology relate to categorizing a user's energy consumption tendencies based on a user's load curve and providing customized content based on the user's category. By taking into consideration the user's actual energy consumption patterns, the system may be able to provide more relevant content to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Erik SHILTS, Garner CHUNG, Suelyn YU, David ROYER
  • Patent number: 10467249
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a system that analyzes customers' AMI load curves, identifies evening peak users as defined by their load curves, and provides Energy Efficiency (EE) advice related to their periods of high use. For example, identified high evening users can be sent an email with normative comparisons on evening load use, along with tips to reduce energy usage. Other aspects relate to additional targets/communications. Aspects of the subject technology relate to categorizing a user's energy consumption tendencies based on a user's load curve and providing customized content based on the user's category. By taking into consideration the user's actual energy consumption patterns, the system may be able to provide more relevant content to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: OPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: Erik Shilts, Garner Chung, Suelyn Yu, David Royer
  • Patent number: 10371861
    Abstract: Notification techniques for reducing energy usage include detecting a weather event for a location of at least one consumer, determining, based on the weather event, at least one modified behavior to reduce energy usage for the at least one consumer, and providing a notification to the at least one consumer regarding the at least one modified behavior for the weather event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: OPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: Suelyn Yu, Garner Chung, David Royer
  • Patent number: 10229464
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relate to a method for calculating a wind sensitivity score. In some aspects, a method of implementing the technology can include steps for receiving wind speed information for a first geographic location over a first time period, receiving resource consumption data for each of a plurality of similar consumption locations in the first geographic location over the first time period; and generating a wind sensitivity model based on the wind speed information and the resource consumption data for each of the plurality of similar consumption locations. In some aspects, the method may further include steps for computing a wind sensitivity score for each of the similar consumption locations using the wind sensitivity model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: OPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: Suelyn Yu, Garner Chung, Benjamin Packer, Erik Shilts
  • Patent number: 10108973
    Abstract: The subject technology provides for identifying a set of similar users. Energy usage data is retrieved for the set of similar users. Next, based at least on the retrieved energy usage data, a comparison of energy usage of each user in the set of similar users is performed. Based on the comparison of energy usage, at least one user is selected from the set of similar users to include in a campaign. A target for energy usage is then identified for the at least one user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: OPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: David Royer, Suelyn Yu, Kerri Morabito
  • Publication number: 20170242938
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to systems and methods for calculating a thermal sensitivity score. In some aspects, the method includes steps for receiving temperature information for a first geographic location, receiving resource consumption data for each of a plurality of similar consumption locations in the first geographic location, and generating, by the processors, a thermal sensitivity model based on the temperature information and the resource consumption data for each of the plurality of similar consumption locations. In some aspects, the steps can further include computing a thermal sensitivity score for each of the similar consumption locations using the thermal sensitivity model. Systems and machine readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Suelyn Yu, Garner Chung, Benjamin Packer, Erik Shilts
  • Publication number: 20170242939
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relate to a method for calculating a wind sensitivity score. In some aspects, a method of implementing the technology can include steps for receiving wind speed information for a first geographic location over a first time period, receiving resource consumption data for each of a plurality of similar consumption locations in the first geographic location over the first time period; and generating a wind sensitivity model based on the wind speed information and the resource consumption data for each of the plurality of similar consumption locations. In some aspects, the method may further include steps for computing a wind sensitivity score for each of the similar consumption locations using the wind sensitivity model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Suelyn Yu, Garner Chung, Benjamin Packer, Erik Shilts
  • Publication number: 20170242940
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for calculating a solar sensitivity score. In some implementations, a method of the subject technology may include steps for receiving solar exposure information for a first geographic location over a first time period, receiving resource consumption data for each of a plurality of similar consumption locations in the first geographic location over the first time period, and generating a solar sensitivity model based on the solar exposure information and the resource consumption data for each of the plurality of similar consumption locations. In some aspects, the method may further include steps for computing a solar sensitivity score using the solar sensitivity model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Suelyn Yu, Garner Chung, Benjamin Packer, Erik Shilts
  • Publication number: 20160238740
    Abstract: Notification techniques for reducing energy usage include detecting a weather event for a location of at least one consumer, determining, based on the weather event, at least one modified behavior to reduce energy usage for the at least one consumer, and providing a notification to the at least one consumer regarding the at least one modified behavior for the weather event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Suelyn Yu, Garner Chung, David Royer
  • Publication number: 20160042049
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a system that analyzes customers' AMI load curves, identifies evening peak users as defined by their load curves, and provides Energy Efficiency (EE) advice related to their periods of high use. For example, identified high evening users can be sent an email with normative comparisons on evening load use, along with tips to reduce energy usage. Other aspects relate to additional targets/communications. Aspects of the subject technology relate to categorizing a user's energy consumption tendencies based on a user's load curve and providing customized content based on the user's category. By taking into consideration the user's actual energy consumption patterns, the system may be able to provide more relevant content to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Erik Shilts, Garner Chung, Suelyn Yu, David Royer
  • Publication number: 20150310019
    Abstract: The subject technology provides for identifying a set of similar users. Energy usage data is retrieved for the set of similar users. Next, based at least on the retrieved energy usage data, a comparison of energy usage of each user in the set of similar users is performed. Based on the comparison of energy usage, at least one user is selected from the set of similar users to include in a campaign. A target for energy usage is then identified for the at least one user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: David Royer, Suelyn Yu, Kerri Morabito
  • Patent number: D753167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Opower, Inc.
    Inventors: Suelyn Yu, Deena Rosen, James Jones
  • Patent number: D760260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Opower, Inc.
    Inventors: Suelyn Yu, Aaron Otani
  • Patent number: D760261
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Opower, Inc.
    Inventors: Suelyn Yu, Aaron Otani