Todd Hester
25Patents
7h-index
67Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 22, 1990 → Mar 13, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4970624A | Electronic device employing a conductive adhesive | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US9869484B2 | Predictively controlling an environmental control system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Active |
| US5791459A | Normally closed electrical switch | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US9933177B2 | Enhanced automated environmental control system scheduling using a preference function | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US5412169A | Rocker switch with improved rocker actuator | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US9772116B2 | Enhanced automated control scheduling | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US10638292B2 | Methods and apparatus for using smart environment devices via application program interfaces | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US11921824B1 | Sensor data fusion using cross-modal transformer | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US10643121B2 | Optimizing data center controls using neural networks | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US6086384A | Method of fabricating electronic device employing a flat flexible circuit and including the device itself | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US11604941B1 | Training action-selection neural networks from demonstrations using multiple losses | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US10248143B2 | Architecture for thermostat control during time-of-use intervals | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US10088192B2 | Thermostat algorithms and architecture for efficient operation at low temperatures | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US9520049B2 | Learned overrides for home security | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US10248092B2 | Architecture for thermostat control during peak intervals | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US11836599B2 | Optimizing data center controls using neural networks | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US11868882B2 | Training action selection neural networks using apprenticeship | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US6723928B1 | Terminal pins mounted in flexible substrates | Electricity | 1 | Expired |
| US11468321B2 | Training action selection neural networks using apprenticeship | General | 0 | Revoked |
| US11886997B2 | Training action selection neural networks using apprenticeship | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US9756478B2 | Identification of similar users | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US10223896B2 | Operating a security system | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US12008077B1 | Training action-selection neural networks from demonstrations using multiple losses | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US9916751B2 | Learned overrides for home security | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US11874122B2 | Traversal time prediction for common user routes | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.