Inventor · London, GB

Todd Hester

25Patents
7h-index
67Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 22, 1990 → Mar 13, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.