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Robert Marten Bultman
Also filed as: BULTMAN ROBERT · BULTMAN ROBERT M · BULTMAN ROBERT MARTEN
30 granted patents·9 pending applications·845 citations·filing 1994–2024
97Inventor score
Files withGEN ELECTRIC16VENKATAKRISHNAN NATARAJAN6BULTMAN ROBERT MARTEN4DRAKE JEFF DONALD4FONSECA JULIA2
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39 records- 0197US8621097B2Low cost and flexible energy management systemVENKATAKRISHNAN NATARAJAN·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 31, 2013·108 cites·20 claims
- 0297US8295990B2Low cost and flexible energy management system with a scheduling capabilityVENKATAKRISHNAN NATARAJAN·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 23, 2012·80 cites·20 claims
- 0397US6826267B2Internet enabled appliance command structureGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 30, 2004·198 cites·32 claims
- 0495US8565928B2Low cost and flexible energy management system and method for transmitting messages among a plurality of communication networksVENKATAKRISHNAN NATARAJAN·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 22, 2013·25 cites·18 claims
- 0594US8977731B2Low cost and flexible energy management system providing user control arrangement in a plurality of modesVENKATAKRISHNAN NATARAJAN·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 10, 2015·21 cites·20 claims
- 0693US6782706B2Refrigerator—electronics architectureGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 31, 2004·81 cites·27 claims
- 0793US6665384B2Methods and apparatus for appliance communication interfaceGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 16, 2003·96 cites·36 claims
- 0891US6802186B2Refrigerator system and software architectureGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 12, 2004·66 cites·30 claims
- 0983US8775848B2Low cost and flexible energy management system configured in a unitary housing having a displayless configurationVENKATAKRISHNAN NATARAJAN·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 8, 2014·5 cites·20 claims
- 1082US10830523B2Refrigerator appliance and method of sabbath operationHAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 10, 2020·4 cites·14 claims
- 1181US8718798B2Gateway mirroring of metering data between zigbee networksBULTMAN ROBERT MARTEN·Filed 2010·Granted May 6, 2014·9 cites·12 claims
- 1281US8102080B2Control system for an applianceFONSECA JULIA·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 24, 2012·15 cites·14 claims
- 1376US6671459B1DC motor control method and apparatusGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 30, 2003·22 cites·18 claims
- 1474US8949051B2Apparatus and method for sub-metering of household devicesBURKE WILLIAM JEROME·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 3, 2015·5 cites·20 claims
- 1574US8533153B2Storing data following a power outage and without a proper time sourceBULTMAN ROBERT MARTEN·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 10, 2013·8 cites·24 claims
- 1674US6795871B2Appliance sensor and man machine interface busGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 21, 2004·22 cites·29 claims
- 1773US5549157AElectronic counter with pump-mounted sensor for cycle indicationQED ENVIROMENTAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 27, 1996·25 cites·1 claims
- 1871US9702568B2Method and system for operating a water heater applianceGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 11, 2017·7 cites·11 claims
- 1971US9202037B2System and method for using machine readable code to commission device applicationsBULTMAN ROBERT MARTEN·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 1, 2015·3 cites·18 claims
- 2067US9008642B2Mobile phone to appliance communication via audio samplingGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 14, 2015·2 cites·20 claims
- 2166US8818535B2Updating thermostat weekly schedule over the airDRAKE JEFF DONALD·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 26, 2014·2 cites·14 claims
- 2263US6668568B2Flexible sealed system and fan control algorithmGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 30, 2003·15 cites·28 claims
- 2361US9171190B2Appliance and method for data exchange in a householdDRAKE JEFF DONALD·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 27, 2015·1 cites·8 claims
- 2459US7005983B2Methods and apparatus for detecting refrigerator door openingsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 28, 2006·11 cites·23 claims
- 2557US2025305735A1Cloud monitored refrigerator temperature monitorMIDEA GROUP CO LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2655US7644590B2Electronics architecture for a refrigerator quick chill and quick thaw systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 12, 2010·7 cites·14 claims
- 2753US9218631B2Low cost and flexible energy management system defined in a single unitary housingVENKATAKRISHNAN NATARAJAN·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 22, 2015·0 cites·22 claims
- 2853US6732319B2Method and apparatus for protecting appliance memory contentsGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2001·Granted May 4, 2004·7 cites·27 claims
- 2950US2011202194A1Sub-metering hardware for measuring energy data of an energy consuming deviceGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3049US8644999B2Keep alive method for RFD devicesDRAKE JEFF DONALD·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 4, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 3148US2014025219A1Home energy management system with sabbath compliant functionalityBRONIAK JAY ANDREW·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3243US2014156093A1Auto-discovery of smart meter update intervalGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3341US10089101B2Updating a software configuration of an applianceGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 2, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 3441US2013262741A1System and method for supporting multiple authentication systemsBULTMAN ROBERT MARTEN·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3541US2015083812A1Temperature adjustment system and methodGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3641US2009167085A1Voltage Detection System for a RangeFONSECA JULIA·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3740US2012173857A1Over the air appliance firmware updateKOBRAEI HENRY NADER·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3838US2012171955A1Active rf channel assignmentDRAKE JEFF DONALD·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3924US8880713B2System and methods for use in communicating with an energy management device in an energy device networkCALEY MYLES·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 4, 2014·0 cites·17 claims
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