Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Hugo Fiennes

54Patents
17h-index
42Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 28, 2001 → Nov 14, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8752771B2 Thermostat battery recharging during HVAC function active and inactive states Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 129 Active
US8511576B2 Power management in energy buffered building control unit Physics 79 Active
US8523083B2 Thermostat with self-configuring connections to facilitate do-it-yourself installation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Active
US8532827B2 Prospective determination of processor wake-up conditions in energy buffered HVAC control unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Active
US8788103B2 Power management in energy buffered building control unit Physics 55 Active
US8942853B2 Prospective determination of processor wake-up conditions in energy buffered HVAC control unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Active
US9268344B2 Installation of thermostat powered by rechargeable battery Physics 49 Active
US9116529B2 Thermostat with self-configuring connections to facilitate do-it-yourself installation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US8944338B2 Thermostat with self-configuring connections to facilitate do-it-yourself installation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Active
US8627127B2 Power-preserving communications architecture with long-polling persistent cloud channel for wireless network-connected thermostat Electricity 37 Active
US7143102B2 Autogenerated play lists from search criteria Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US9605858B2 Thermostat circuitry for connection to HVAC systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US9740385B2 User-friendly, network-connected, smart-home controller and related systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US9234668B2 User-friendly, network connected learning thermostat and related systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US8182139B2 Calibration of temperature sensing circuitry in an electronic device Physics 19 Active
US9448567B2 Power management in single circuit HVAC systems and in multiple circuit HVAC systems Physics 18 Active
US8280038B2 Microphone line based detection of headset plug removal Electricity 18 Active
US8171322B2 Portable electronic devices with power management capabilities Physics 15 Active
US9046898B2 Power-preserving communications architecture with long-polling persistent cloud channel for wireless network-connected thermostat Electricity 13 Active
US9967149B1 Modularized control system to enable IoT wireless network control and sensing of other devices Electricity 13 Active
US8583947B2 Methods and systems for dynamically controlling operations in a non-volatile memory to limit power consumption Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8555095B2 Methods and systems for dynamically controlling operations in a non-volatile memory to limit power consumption Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US10452083B2 Power management in single circuit HVAC systems and in multiple circuit HVAC systems Physics 8 Active
US7789697B2 Plug detection mechanisms Electricity 8 Active
US10165347B2 Headset microphone type detect Electricity 8 Active

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