Patents by Inventor Thyagarajan Krishnamurthy

Thyagarajan Krishnamurthy 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).

  • Z-wave controller shift in thermostats
    Patent number: 10489055
    Abstract: A Z-Wave networking device is disclosed having a processor, a WiFi transceiver, a Z-Wave network transceiver, and a flash memory from which the processor boots a startup image. The processor can boot a first startup image that configures the Z-Wave network transceiver as a Z-Wave network controller, and the processor can boot a second startup image that configures the Z-Wave network transceiver as a Z-Wave repeater node. An Internet server receives registration information for the device, and instructs the device to boot from the first startup image upon determining that a Z-Wave network controller is not present in the Z-Wave network, or from the second startup image upon determining that a Z-Wave network controller is already present in the Z-Wave network. In embodiments, the Z-Wave networking device comprises an HVAC thermostat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Trane International Inc.
    Inventors: Ashwini Jayaram, Thyagarajan Krishnamurthy, Sasikanth Singamsetty
  • Z-WAVE CONTROLLER SHIFT IN THERMOSTATS
    Publication number: 20160330565
    Abstract: A Z-Wave networking device is disclosed having a processor, a WiFi transceiver, a Z-Wave network transceiver, and a flash memory from which the processor boots a startup image. The processor can boot a first startup image that configures the Z-Wave network transceiver as a Z-Wave network controller, and the processor can boot a second startup image that configures the Z-Wave network transceiver as a Z-Wave repeater node. An Internet server receives registration information for the device, and instructs the device to boot from the first startup image upon determining that a Z-Wave network controller is not present in the Z-Wave network, or from the second startup image upon determining that a Z-Wave network controller is already present in the Z-Wave network. In embodiments, the Z-Wave networking device comprises an HVAC thermostat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: Trane International Inc.
    Inventors: Ashwini Jayaram, Thyagarajan Krishnamurthy, Sasikanth Singamsetty