Patents by Inventor Swapna Subhash Baviskar

Swapna Subhash Baviskar 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: 8689572
    Abstract: A thermostat is provided that receives one or more inputs from at least one heating system of a climate control system, and initiates an appropriate action in response to the input. The thermostat can turn off a heat pump providing substandard heat and responsively turn on a fuel-fired auxiliary furnace. The thermostat may discontinue further operation of the auxiliary furnace upon receiving an operating error signal associated with the auxiliary furnace, and responsively turn on the heat pump to provide for continued heating. The thermostat may also discontinue operation of the fuel-fired furnace and turn on a circulating fan in response to an input signal indicating a furnace high-temperature or a carbon monoxide presence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Edward B. Evans, William P. Butler, Steven L. Carey, John R. Sartain, Ron Miles, Donald E. Donnelly, Swapna Subhash Baviskar