Inventor
CHIAN BRENT
US45 patents
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HONEYWELL INT INC
28 patentsUS7712677B1May 11, 2010
Water heater and control
HONEYWELL INT INC53 citations98
US6955301B2Oct 18, 2005
Water heater and control
HONEYWELL INT INC84 citations98
US6701874B1Mar 9, 2004
Method and apparatus for thermal powered control
HONEYWELL INT INC83 citations97
US6959876B2Nov 1, 2005
Method and apparatus for safety switch
HONEYWELL INT INC65 citations96
US7317265B2Jan 8, 2008
Method and apparatus for power management
HONEYWELL INT INC67 citations95
US7798107B2Sep 21, 2010
Temperature control system for a water heater
HONEYWELL INT INC40 citations93
US7768410B2Aug 3, 2010
Leakage detection and compensation system
HONEYWELL INT INC28 citations93
US7073524B2Jul 11, 2006
Fail safe drive for control of multiple solenoid coils
HONEYWELL INT INC20 citations93
US6920377B2Jul 19, 2005
Self-sustaining control for a heating system
HONEYWELL INT INC33 citations93
US6862165B2Mar 1, 2005
Method and apparatus for valve control
HONEYWELL INT INC20 citations93
US6667594B2Dec 23, 2003
Determination of maximum travel of linear actuator
HONEYWELL INT INC23 citations93
US6478573B1Nov 12, 2002
Electronic detecting of flame loss by sensing power output from thermopile
HONEYWELL INT INC20 citations93
US7800508B2Sep 21, 2010
Dynamic DC biasing and leakage compensation
HONEYWELL INT INC26 citations92
US7764182B2Jul 27, 2010
Flame sensing system
HONEYWELL INT INC30 citations92
US7167813B2Jan 23, 2007
Water heater performance monitoring system
HONEYWELL INT INC44 citations92
US7804047B2Sep 28, 2010
Temperature sensor diagnostic for determining water heater health status
HONEYWELL INT INC41 citations91
US7721972B2May 25, 2010
Appliance control with automatic damper detection
HONEYWELL INT INC25 citations90
US7170762B2Jan 30, 2007
Low voltage DC-DC converter
HONEYWELL INT INC29 citations90
US7728736B2Jun 1, 2010
Combustion instability detection
HONEYWELL INT INC36 citations89
US7314370B2Jan 1, 2008
Automated operation check for standing valve
HONEYWELL INT INC21 citations88
US9494320B2Nov 15, 2016
Method and system for starting an intermittent flame-powered pilot combustion system
HONEYWELL INT INC9 citations84
US7985066B2Jul 26, 2011
Combustion blower control for modulating furnace
HONEYWELL INT INC11 citations84
US9752990B2Sep 5, 2017
Low-powered system for driving a fuel control mechanism
HONEYWELL INT INC9 citations82
US7747358B2Jun 29, 2010
Building equipment component control with automatic feature detection
HONEYWELL INT INC9 citations82
US6346789B1Feb 12, 2002
Motor step-less speed control with active feedback of phase detector
HONEYWELL INT INC9 citations74
US10094593B2Oct 9, 2018
Combustion blower control for modulating furnace
HONEYWELL INT INC2 citations73
US10036710B2Jul 31, 2018
Low-powered system for driving a fuel control mechanism
HONEYWELL INT INC1 citations61
US9939384B2Apr 10, 2018
Low-powered system for driving a fuel control mechanism
HONEYWELL INT INC0 citations51
CHIAN BRENT
6 patentsUS8085521B2Dec 27, 2011
Flame rod drive signal generator and system
CHIAN BRENT20 citations92
US8875557B2Nov 4, 2014
Circuit diagnostics from flame sensing AC component
CHIAN BRENT10 citations84
US8659437B2Feb 25, 2014
Leakage detection and compensation system
CHIAN BRENT9 citations84
US8300381B2Oct 30, 2012
Low cost high speed spark voltage and flame drive signal generator
CHIAN BRENT14 citations80
US8070481B2Dec 6, 2011
Combustion blower control for modulating furnace
CHIAN BRENT6 citations73
US8545214B2Oct 1, 2013
Combustion blower control for modulating furnace
CHIAN BRENT3 citations62
ADEMCO INC
6 patentsUS10429068B2Oct 1, 2019
Method and system for starting an intermittent flame-powered pilot combustion system
ADEMCO INC2 citations73
US10337747B2Jul 2, 2019
Selectable efficiency versus comfort for modulating furnace
ADEMCO INC3 citations73
US10208954B2Feb 19, 2019
Method and system for controlling an ignition sequence for an intermittent flame-powered pilot combustion system
ADEMCO INC5 citations72
US11719436B2Aug 8, 2023
Method and system for controlling an ignition sequence for an intermittent flame-powered pilot combustion system
ADEMCO INC0 citations62
US11268695B2Mar 8, 2022
Method and system for starting an intermittent flame-powered pilot combustion system
ADEMCO INC0 citations62
US10309906B2Jun 4, 2019
Low-powered system for driving a fuel control mechanism
ADEMCO INC0 citations51
NORDBERG TIMOTHY J
3 patentsUS8066508B2Nov 29, 2011
Adaptive spark ignition and flame sensing signal generation system
NORDBERG TIMOTHY J19 citations92
US9316413B2Apr 19, 2016
Selectable efficiency versus comfort for modulating furnace
NORDBERG TIMOTHY J6 citations83
US8764435B2Jul 1, 2014
Burner firing rate determination for modulating furnace
NORDBERG TIMOTHY J7 citations83