Inventor · Eden Prairie, MN, US

Eric Barton

65Patents
20h-index
73Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 12, 2001 → Mar 2, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7900849B2 HVAC remote control unit and methods of operation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 142 Active
USD750980S1 Thermostat housing General 100 Active
USD535573S1 Thermostat housing General 60 Expired
US7832652B2 HVAC controller with side removable battery holder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Active
USD725524S1 Thermostat housing General 59 Active
US7633743B2 Wall mounted controller assembly Electricity 56 Active
USD541184S1 Thermostat housing General 48 Expired
USD551577S1 Thermostat housing General 41 Expired
US8892223B2 HVAC controller including user interaction log Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 38 Active
US6653619B2 Optical motion encoder with a reflective member allowing the light source and sensor to be on the same side Physics 37 Expired
US8902071B2 HVAC controller with HVAC system fault detection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Active
US9157647B2 HVAC controller including user interaction log Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Active
USD542677S1 Thermostat housing General 35 Expired
USD531526S1 Thermostat housing General 34 Expired
USD525541S1 Thermostat housing General 34 Expired
US9002523B2 HVAC controller with diagnostic alerts Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Active
US6744109B2 Glass attachment over micro-lens arrays Electricity 28 Expired
US9206993B2 HVAC controller with utility saver switch diagnostic feature Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Active
USD579798S1 Wireless remote housing General 22 Expired
US9686880B1 Thermostat housing with pc board locating apertures Electricity 21 Active
USD875568S1 Room sensor housing General 20 Active
USD579799S1 Wireless sensor housing General 20 Expired
US9768564B2 HVAC wall mountable connector with mounting features Electricity 19 Active
US9664409B2 HVAC damper system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Active
USD592081S1 Wireless remote housing General 16 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.