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Brian Thomas Branecky
Also filed as: BRANECKY BRIAN · BRANECKY BRIAN T · BRANECKY BRIAN THOMAS
46 granted patents·11 pending applications·529 citations·filing 1993–2025
98Inventor score
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57 records- 0198US7690897B2Controller for a motor and a method of controlling the motorSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 6, 2010·62 cites·15 claims
- 0297US10443894B2System and method for control of electric water heaterSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 15, 2019·15 cites·18 claims
- 0396US7327118B2Electric machine and method of operating the electric machineSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 5, 2008·41 cites·4 claims
- 0496US7268505B2Electric machine and method of operating the electric machineSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 11, 2007·50 cites·40 claims
- 0592US8133034B2Controller for a motor and a method of controlling the motorMEHLHORN WILLIAM L·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 13, 2012·45 cites·13 claims
- 0690US7514887B2Electrical machine and method of controlling the sameSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 7, 2009·21 cites·30 claims
- 0789US6975049B2Electrical machine and method of manufacturing the sameSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 13, 2005·33 cites·33 claims
- 0888US11719466B2Electronic unlock featureSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 8, 2023·2 cites·23 claims
- 0986US6653811B2Switched reluctance motor and method and apparatus for aligning the rotor thereofSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·35 cites·44 claims
- 1085US12442561B1Water heating system and method of operating the sameSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2024·Granted Oct 14, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 1185US6433504B1Method and apparatus of improving the efficiency of an induction motorSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 13, 2002·24 cites·51 claims
- 1284US11300325B2System and method for operating a grid controlled water heaterSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 12, 2022·9 cites·18 claims
- 1384US7669311B2Method of manufacturing a core for an electrical machineSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 2, 2010·11 cites·12 claims
- 1482US8354809B2Controller for a motor and a method of controlling the motorREGAL BELOIT EPC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 15, 2013·7 cites·30 claims
- 1582US7259487B2Electric machine including circuit board mounting meansSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 21, 2007·10 cites·18 claims
- 1681US11079139B2Water heater blower leakage detectionSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 3, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 1780US9405304B2Water heater and method of operating a water heaterSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 2, 2016·7 cites·20 claims
- 1878US8177519B2Controller for a motor and a method of controlling the motorBRANECKY BRIAN THOMAS·Filed 2009·Granted May 15, 2012·9 cites·8 claims
- 1978US6153956ASwitched reluctance position sensingSMITH CORP A O·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 28, 2000·37 cites·35 claims
- 2077US8084970B2Electrical machine and method of controlling the sameMULLIN PAUL STEVEN·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 27, 2011·13 cites·18 claims
- 2174US12098867B1Water heating system and method of operating the sameSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 24, 2024·0 cites·3 claims
- 2272US11988414B2System and method for control of electric water heaterSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2019·Granted May 21, 2024·0 cites·16 claims
- 2372US10544944B2System and method for grid load-up dual set pointSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 28, 2020·1 cites·10 claims
- 2472US10281351B2Water heater and pressure probe for a water heaterSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2012·Granted May 7, 2019·3 cites·12 claims
- 2572US6097171AMethod and apparatus for controlling an induction motorSMITH CORP A O·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 1, 2000·28 cites·31 claims
- 2671US10697921B2Flame rod analysis systemSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 30, 2020·1 cites·19 claims
- 2771US2024110728A1Fluid heating system with combustion trim learningSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2869US12313299B2Water heater with reserve capacity, and method of operating the sameSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2022·Granted May 27, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 2969US8360736B2Controller for a motor and a method of controlling the motorREGAL BELOIT EPC INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 29, 2013·2 cites·16 claims
- 3066US11885531B2Fluid heating system with combustion trim learningSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 30, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 3166US2025198657A1Heat pump water flow controlSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3265US10605482B2Water heater with damperSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 31, 2020·0 cites·29 claims
- 3364US9435565B2Water heater and method of operating the sameCAVES ANDREW ROBERT·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 6, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 3464US2010068073A1Controller for a motor and a method of controlling the motorSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3563US10753648B2Water heater and method of operating a water heaterSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 25, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3663US9267209B2Sacrificial anode controlSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 23, 2016·1 cites·13 claims
- 3762US11788771B2Sacrifical anode control for a water heaterSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 17, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 3861US10948219B2Electronic unlock featureSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 16, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
- 3959US10544962B2Water heater and method of operating the sameAOS HOLDING CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 28, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 4059US6982532B2Electric machineSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 3, 2006·8 cites·74 claims
- 4159US6605919B1Method and apparatus for indirectly measuring induction motor slip to establish speed controlSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 12, 2003·10 cites·21 claims
- 4257US5457374AMotor controller for operating an inverter in current-controlled and voltage-controlled modesALLIED SIGNAL INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 10, 1995·18 cites·8 claims
- 4355US6856115B2Method of and apparatus for controlling the operation of an induction motor using a model of the induction motorSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 15, 2005·8 cites·66 claims
- 4454US10132770B2Flame rod analysis systemBRANECKY BRIAN T·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 20, 2018·3 cites·21 claims
- 4552US2009288407A1Controller for a motor and a method of controlling the motorBARTOS RONALD P·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4651US10465945B2System and method for determining an abnormal condition of a water heaterSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 5, 2019·0 cites·24 claims
- 4751US2025237426A1Heat pump defrost controlSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4851US2008095638A1Controller for a motor and a method of controlling the motorSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4950US10584874B2Common venting system for water heaters and method of controlling the sameSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 10, 2020·0 cites·6 claims
- 5050US7102324B2Fixed speed driveSMITH CORP A O·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 5, 2006·6 cites·27 claims
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