Inventor · Lewisville, TX, US

Jonathan D. Douglas

50Patents
10h-index
79Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 20, 1998 → Feb 14, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6658373B2 Apparatus and method for detecting faults and providing diagnostics in vapor compression cycle equipment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 156 Expired
US6973793B2 Estimating evaporator airflow in vapor compression cycle cooling equipment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 94 Expired
US7079967B2 Apparatus and method for detecting faults and providing diagnostics in vapor compression cycle equipment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 83 Expired
US6701725B2 Estimating operating parameters of vapor compression cycle equipment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 66 Expired
US6079481A Thermal storage system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US11131473B2 HVAC system design and operational tool for building infection control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US7046663B1 System and method for intercepting packets in a pipeline network processor Electricity 19 Expired
US8151583B2 Expansion valve control system and method for air conditioning apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8915295B2 Method of adaptive control of a bypass damper in a zoned HVAC system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US8417386B2 System and method for defrost of an HVAC system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US11269306B2 HVAC system with building infection control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US7866172B2 System and method for controlling working fluid charge in a vapor compression air conditioning system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US10061330B2 HVAC system having a diagnostics controller associated therewith Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US8887518B2 Expansion valve control system and method for air conditioning apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US8113789B2 System and method of disabling an HVAC compressor based on a high pressure cut out Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US9568227B2 Systems and methods for refrigerant charge detection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US7377206B2 Piston for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
USD800282S1 Heat exchanger fin General 4 Active
US8151585B2 System and method of disabling an HVAC compressor based on a low pressure cut out Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US8116911B2 System and method for sump heater control in an HVAC system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US9874362B2 Systems and methods for ventilating a building Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10323870B2 Optimizing liquid temperature and liquid pressure in a modular outdoor refrigeration system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9810462B2 Dehumidification using intermittent ventilation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US11536476B2 Building system with flexible facility operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9234673B2 Heat exchanger with subcooling circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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