Patents by Inventor Timothy Daniel Masters

Timothy Daniel Masters 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).

  • Load control system and method for regulating power supply to a thermostat
    Patent number: 10295212
    Abstract: A system for controlling a load control relay (LCR) supplying power to a thermostat of a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a controller programmed to maximize the amount of time that a load of the HVAC system may receive power. The controller operates by measuring a thermostat delay time of the thermostat and modifying cycle shed and restore times for controlling the LCR based on the measured thermostat delay time. By controlling the LCR according to the modified cycle shed and restore times, the controller compensates for the thermostat delay time, and the load is able to be active for a longer period of time than it otherwise would be when operating under demand-response controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Justin Bruce Johnson, Karl Andrew Slingsby, Timothy Daniel Masters, Ryan F. Brager
  • LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGULATING POWER SUPPLY TO A THERMOSTAT
    Publication number: 20180038607
    Abstract: A system for controlling a load control relay (LCR) supplying power to a thermostat of a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a controller programmed to maximize the amount of time that a load of the HVAC system may receive power. The controller operates by measuring a thermostat delay time of the thermostat and modifying cycle shed and restore times for controlling the LCR based on the measured thermostat delay time. By controlling the LCR according to the modified cycle shed and restore times, the controller compensates for the thermostat delay time, and the load is able to be active for a longer period of time than it otherwise would be when operating under demand-response controls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Justin Bruce Johnson, Karl Andrew Slingsby, Timothy Daniel Masters, Ryan F. Brager