Patents by Inventor Thomas Crabtree

Thomas Crabtree 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).

  • Publication number: 20180080669
    Abstract: Various arrangements for remotely managing the learning functionality of smart thermostats are presented. A smart thermostat may be located at a primary enclosure. A thermostat access client may be executed by a computerized device remote from the smart thermostat. The thermostat access client may present a plurality of thermostat settings that correspond to the smart thermostat. The settings may include a selection for: enabling and disabling a learning mode of the smart thermostat. The learning mode, when enabled, may cause the smart thermostat to modify at least one future setpoint in a heating schedule or cooling schedule based on past user input. The thermostat access client, via the selection for enabling the learning mode of the smart thermostat, may receive user input indicating that the learning mode of the first thermostat is to be enabled. A thermostat management server system may instruct the smart thermostat to enable the learning mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick B. Corcoran, Anthony Michael Fadell, David Sloo, Matthew Lee Rogers, Thomas Crabtree, Michael James Matas
  • Patent number: 9489062
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide user interface methods for interacting with and managing network-connected thermostats through a thermostat management system. The user interface method identifies a primary enclosure associated with a thermostat management account with the remaining enclosures deemed secondary enclosures. The user interface displays the primary enclosure using a primary enclosure selection appearing in a foreground area of the user interface as a house and adjacent to thermostat selections representing each of the network-connected thermostats installed in the primary enclosure. In a background area of the user interface, a primary weather visual incorporates images of various weather patterns reflecting both a weather pattern in the vicinity of the primary enclosure and an approximate time of day at the geographic location of the primary enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick B. Corcoran, Anthony Michael Fadell, David Sloo, Matthew Lee Rogers, Thomas Crabtree, Michael James Matas
  • Patent number: 8777962
    Abstract: A circumcision device comprises a base, configured to engage a patient's body adjacent the patient's penis, and at least one support arm, extending from the base. A cutting assembly is carried by or on the at least one support arm, the cutting assembly being moveable relative to the base along the support arm. A cutting element is carried by the cutting assembly, the cutting element being operable to cut tissue of the penis to facilitate removal of the foreskin from the penis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: MedSurg Technology LLC
    Inventors: J. Dale Poplin, Woodrow L. Blevins, Thomas Crabtree, Mark Filstein
  • Publication number: 20120191257
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide user interface methods for interacting with and managing network-connected thermostats through a thermostat management system. The user interface method identifies a primary enclosure associated with a thermostat management account with the remaining enclosures deemed secondary enclosures. The user interface displays the primary enclosure using a primary enclosure selection appearing in a foreground area of the user interface as a house and adjacent to thermostat selections representing each of the network-connected thermostats installed in the primary enclosure. In a background area of the user interface, a primary weather visual incorporates images of various weather patterns reflecting both a weather pattern in the vicinity of the primary enclosure and an approximate time of day at the geographic location of the primary enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Patrick B. Corcoran, Anthony Michael Fadell, David Sloo, Matthew Lee Rogers, Thomas Crabtree, Michael James Matas
  • Patent number: D687050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Nest Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Matas, David Sloo, Thomas Crabtree
  • Patent number: D697930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Nest Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Crabtree, David Sloo, Timo A. Bruck, Michael J. Matas
  • Patent number: D701869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Nest Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Matas, David Sloo, Thomas Crabtree, Timo A. Bruck
  • Patent number: D742898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Michael James Matas, David Sloo, Thomas Crabtree, Timo Bruck