Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Grant M. Erickson

73Patents
16h-index
59Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 30, 2002 → Mar 7, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8594850B1 Updating control software on a network-connected HVAC controller Electricity 139 Active
US8511576B2 Power management in energy buffered building control unit Physics 79 Active
US9049567B2 Hazard detection unit facilitating user-friendly setup experience Electricity 57 Active
US8788103B2 Power management in energy buffered building control unit Physics 55 Active
US9268344B2 Installation of thermostat powered by rechargeable battery Physics 49 Active
US9036529B2 Efficient communication for devices of a home network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Active
US8627127B2 Power-preserving communications architecture with long-polling persistent cloud channel for wireless network-connected thermostat Electricity 37 Active
US9026254B2 Strategic reduction of power usage in multi-sensing, wirelessly communicating learning thermostat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US9191209B2 Efficient communication for devices of a home network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US9234668B2 User-friendly, network connected learning thermostat and related systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US9451573B2 Efficient communication for devices of a home network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US9629193B2 Efficient communication for devices of a home network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US9448567B2 Power management in single circuit HVAC systems and in multiple circuit HVAC systems Physics 18 Active
US9036632B2 Efficient communication for devices of a home network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US9820315B2 Smart home device facilitating user-friendly setup experience Electricity 16 Active
US9124521B2 Efficient communication for devices of a home network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US9410712B2 Data management profile for a fabric network Electricity 15 Active
US7236496B2 Method and apparatus for mapping between a fibre channel network and an infiniband network Electricity 15 Expired
US9531704B2 Efficient network layer for IPv6 protocol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US9046898B2 Power-preserving communications architecture with long-polling persistent cloud channel for wireless network-connected thermostat Electricity 13 Active
US9338071B2 Locale profile for a fabric network Electricity 12 Active
US9326307B2 Efficient communication for devices of a home network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US9338810B2 Efficient communication for devices of a home network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US9553843B1 Service directory profile for a fabric network Electricity 11 Active
US9345058B2 Efficient communication for devices of a home network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active

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