Patents by Inventor Thom Loftus

Thom Loftus 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).

  • Demand response device configured to provide comparative consumption information relating to proximate users or consumers
    Patent number: 10033184
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a demand response device that is configured to receive comparison report information from a notification system, wherein the notification system is configured to execute steps including receiving at least one temperature report for each of a plurality of demand response devices, and identifying two or more demand response devices that share a common geographic location. In some aspects, a notification system of the subject technology can be further configured for generating a comparison report, wherein the comparison report is based on the ambient temperature information and the geolocation data for at least two of the plurality of demand response devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: OPOWER, INC.
    Inventors: David Byron, Sudarshan Mandayam Aji, Thom Loftus, Edward L. Peters, Janet Yu
  • DEMAND RESPONSE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160141869
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a demand response device that is configured to receive comparison report information from a notification system, wherein the notification system is configured to execute steps including receiving at least one temperature report for each of a plurality of demand response devices, and identifying two or more demand response devices that share a common geographic location. In some aspects, a notification system of the subject technology can be further configured for generating a comparison report, wherein the comparison report is based on the ambient temperature information and the geolocation data for at least two of the plurality of demand response devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: David Byron, Sudarshan Mandayam Aji, Thom Loftus, Edward L. Peters, Janet Yu