Inventor · Crystal, MN, US

Rolf L. Strand

34Patents
14h-index
34Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 14, 1981 → Aug 14, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5314004A Thermostat for a variable capacity HVAC and method for providing a ramping set point on a setback thermostat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 107 Expired
US5346129A Indoor climate controller system adjusting both dry-bulb temperature and wet-bulb or dew point temperature in the enclosure Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 81 Expired
US6880548B2 Warm air furnace with premix burner Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 76 Expired
US7241135B2 Feedback control for modulating gas burner Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 46 Expired
US6050281A Fail-safe gas valve system with solid-state drive circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US7123020B2 System and method of fault detection in a warm air furnace Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 42 Expired
US6892547B2 Cooling set point control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 33 Expired
US5399926A Connected processing systems including mutual power off and signal path disconnect detection Electricity 32 Expired
US6923643B2 Premix burner for warm air furnace Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US8322312B2 Water heater stacking detection and control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Active
USD315519S Thermostat General 25 Expired
US4452417A Vibration isolating motor mount Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US6208263A Multiple value multiple owner message class Electricity 18 Expired
US5309730A Thermostat for a gas engine heat pump and method for providing for engine idle prior to full speed or shutdown Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US5865612A Hot surface ignitor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US10473351B2 HVAC control with a remote user interface and a remote temperature sensor Physics 10 Active
US7538297B2 Appliance control with ground reference compensation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US9494320B2 Method and system for starting an intermittent flame-powered pilot combustion system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US8875664B2 Water heater stacking detection and control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
USD317268S Thermostat General 5 Expired
US10208954B2 Method and system for controlling an ignition sequence for an intermittent flame-powered pilot combustion system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US4788520A Ratchet means switch operator Electricity 4 Expired
USD895549S1 Heat pump controller General 4 Active
US10402358B2 Module auto addressing in platform bus Physics 2 Active
US10429068B2 Method and system for starting an intermittent flame-powered pilot combustion system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active

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