System and method for determining a use condition for an appliance

US11047392B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CONNECTM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Nayeem M. Hussain · Union City, US
• Ryan T. Fant · New York, US
• William J. McLeod · Hoboken, US
• Theodore Ullrich · New York, US
• Dean DiPietro · Toronto, CA
• Nathan Gardner Meryash · New York, US
• Pepin Gelardi · Brooklyn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 17, 2020
• Grant date: Jun 29, 2021
• Expiry date: Apr 17, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F04D15/0236
• WIPO field: Engines, pumps, turbines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for determining a use condition of an appliance, such as a sump pump, and outputting an indication of the current use condition of the appliance. A system implementing the method will first generate an actual first signature of a first characteristic associated with the appliance. The system will then generate an actual second signature of a second characteristic associated with the appliance. Each of the actual first and second signatures are then compared to corresponding expected signatures. The system then selects a current use condition from a plurality of use conditions based on the relationship between the actual signatures and the expected signatures.