Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Mark D. Stefanski

44Patents
15h-index
28Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 29, 2012 → Aug 29, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8630741B1 Automated presence detection and presence-related control within an intelligent controller Electricity 368 Active
US8544285B2 HVAC controller with user-friendly installation features facilitating both do-it-yourself and professional installation scenarios Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 83 Active
US8630742B1 Preconditioning controls and methods for an environmental control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Active
US9189751B2 Automated presence detection and presence-related control within an intelligent controller Electricity 74 Active
US9092039B2 HVAC controller with user-friendly installation features with wire insertion detection Physics 66 Active
US8532827B2 Prospective determination of processor wake-up conditions in energy buffered HVAC control unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Active
US8942853B2 Prospective determination of processor wake-up conditions in energy buffered HVAC control unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Active
US9353965B1 Automated display adjustment for smart-home device based on viewer location or other sensed viewer-related parameters Physics 51 Active
US8630740B2 Automated control-schedule acquisition within an intelligent controller Electricity 41 Active
US8452457B2 Intelligent controller providing time to target state Electricity 33 Active
US9810442B2 Controlling an HVAC system in association with a demand-response event with an intelligent network-connected thermostat Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 33 Active
US9459018B2 Systems and methods for energy-efficient control of an energy-consuming system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Active
US9256230B2 HVAC schedule establishment in an intelligent, network-connected thermostat Electricity 24 Active
US9003816B2 HVAC controller with user-friendly installation features facilitating both do-it-yourself and professional installation scenarios Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Active
US10467879B2 Thoughtful elderly monitoring in a smart home environment Physics 16 Active
US10209688B2 Smart thermostat robust against adverse effects from internal heat-generating components Electricity 12 Active
US9020646B2 Automated control-schedule acquisition within an intelligent controller Electricity 12 Active
US10078319B2 HVAC schedule establishment in an intelligent, network-connected thermostat Electricity 10 Active
US8761946B2 Intelligent controller providing time to target state Electricity 9 Active
US9534805B2 Enclosure cooling using early compressor turn-off with extended fan operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US10690369B2 Automated presence detection and presence-related control within an intelligent controller Electricity 7 Active
US9091453B2 Enclosure cooling using early compressor turn-off with extended fan operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9541300B2 HVAC controller with user-friendly installation features facilitating both do-it-yourself and professional installation scenarios Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US10030880B2 Automated presence detection and presence-related control within an intelligent controller Electricity 4 Active
US9470430B2 Preconditioning controls and methods for an environmental control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active

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