Inventor · Plymouth, MN, US

Paul Wacker

60Patents
18h-index
49Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 15, 1986 → Jan 10, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7055759B2 PDA configuration of thermostats Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 404 Expired
US6851621B1 PDA diagnosis of thermostats Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 379 Expired
US4656835A Demand limit control by integral reset of thermostats Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US6826920B2 Humidity controller Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Expired
US5346128A Humidity control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US7819334B2 Multi-stage boiler staging and modulation control methods and controllers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US6694927B1 Cold water draw bypass valve and variable firing boiler control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US9285134B2 Configurable wall module system Physics 43 Active
US7784705B2 Controller with dynamic temperature compensation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 40 Active
US9074784B2 Fan coil thermostat with fan ramping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US6843068B1 Method and apparatus for adjusting the temperature set point based on humidity level for increased comfort Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 32 Expired
US8195335B2 Economizer control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US7826929B2 Low cost programmable HVAC controller having limited memory resources Physics 31 Active
US9500382B2 Automatic calibration of a demand control ventilation system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US8364318B2 Demand control ventilation with fan speed control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US9097432B2 Economizer control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Active
US6996999B2 Method and apparatus for controlling humidity with an air conditioner Physics 22 Expired
US8112162B2 System level function block engine Physics 21 Active
US5295364A Refrigeration pull-down technique Physics 15 Expired
US8224466B2 Low-cost controller having a dynamically changeable interface Physics 15 Active
US5209072A Refrigeration temperature control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US8688278B2 Economizer control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US7787994B2 Single line control for HVAC actuator Electricity 13 Active
US8640120B2 Approach to automatically encode application enumeration values to enable reuse of applications across various controllers Physics 12 Active
US9981529B2 Actuator having a test mode Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active

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