Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Joseph E. Palmer

21Patents
12h-index
23Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 19, 1997 → Dec 26, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9261287B2 Adaptive power stealing thermostat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 91 Active
US8511576B2 Power management in energy buffered building control unit Physics 79 Active
US8708242B2 Thermostat system with software-repurposable wiring terminals adaptable for HVAC systems of different ranges of complexity Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 70 Active
US8788103B2 Power management in energy buffered building control unit Physics 55 Active
US9268344B2 Installation of thermostat powered by rechargeable battery Physics 49 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
US9740385B2 User-friendly, network-connected, smart-home controller and related systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US5887313A Reservoir assembly for wet extractor system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US9234668B2 User-friendly, network connected learning thermostat and related systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US9448567B2 Power management in single circuit HVAC systems and in multiple circuit HVAC systems Physics 18 Active
US9046898B2 Power-preserving communications architecture with long-polling persistent cloud channel for wireless network-connected thermostat Electricity 13 Active
US10452083B2 Power management in single circuit HVAC systems and in multiple circuit HVAC systems Physics 8 Active
US10678416B2 Occupancy-based operating state determinations for sensing or control systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9435559B2 Power management in energy buffered building control unit Physics 6 Active
US9746859B2 Thermostat system with software-repurposable wiring terminals adaptable for HVAC systems of different ranges of complexity Physics 4 Active
US9851729B2 Power-preserving communications architecture with long-polling persistent cloud channel for wireless network-connected thermostat Electricity 3 Active
US9702579B2 Strategic reduction of power usage in multi-sensing, wirelessly communicating learning thermostat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10732651B2 Smart-home proxy devices with long-polling Electricity 1 Active
US10191727B2 Installation of thermostat powered by rechargeable battery Physics 1 Active
US10082307B2 Adaptive power-stealing thermostat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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