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Kirk H. Drees
Also filed as: DREES KIRK · DREES KIRK H
154 granted patents·18 pending applications·5,238 citations·filing 1991–2025
99Inventor score
Files withJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO91Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP30CON EDISON BATTERY STORAGE LLC19TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH11DREES KIRK H8
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172 records- 0199US8532808B2Systems and methods for measuring and verifying energy savings in buildingsDREES KIRK H·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 10, 2013·222 cites·21 claims
- 0298US11598544B1Building system for building equipment with data health operationsJohnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 7, 2023·25 cites·20 claims
- 0398US11274842B2Systems and methods for optimizing ventilation, filtration, and conditioning schemes for buildingsJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 15, 2022·10 cites·20 claims
- 0498US11269306B2HVAC system with building infection controlJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 8, 2022·16 cites·19 claims
- 0598US11131473B2HVAC system design and operational tool for building infection controlJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 28, 2021·36 cites·21 claims
- 0698US10528020B2Building control system with adaptive user interfaceJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 7, 2020·40 cites·18 claims
- 0798US10386820B2Incorporating a demand charge in central plant optimizationJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 20, 2019·22 cites·18 claims
- 0898US10317261B2Systems and methods for controlling flow rate using differential pressure measurementsJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 11, 2019·29 cites·12 claims
- 0998US10250039B2Energy storage controller with battery life modelCON EDISON BATTERY STORAGE LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 2, 2019·76 cites·20 claims
- 1098US10222083B2Building control systems with optimization of equipment life cycle economic value while participating in IBDR and PBDR programsJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 5, 2019·38 cites·18 claims
- 1198US10190793B2Building management system with electrical energy storage optimization based on statistical estimates of IBDR event probabilitiesJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 29, 2019·46 cites·20 claims
- 1298US10175681B2High level central plant optimizationJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 8, 2019·59 cites·20 claims
- 1398US9753455B2Building management system with fault analysisDREES KIRK H·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 5, 2017·226 cites·19 claims
- 1498US9390388B2Systems and methods for measuring and verifying energy usage in a buildingDREES KIRK H·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 12, 2016·36 cites·23 claims
- 1598US9354968B2Systems and methods for data quality control and cleansingJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2012·Granted May 31, 2016·194 cites·20 claims
- 1698US9286582B2Systems and methods for detecting changes in energy usage in a buildingDREES KIRK H·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 15, 2016·227 cites·20 claims
- 1798US9196009B2Systems and methods for detecting changes in energy usage in a buildingDREES KIRK H·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 24, 2015·234 cites·8 claims
- 1898US8843238B2Systems and methods for controlling energy use in a building management system using energy budgetsWENZEL MICHAEL J·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 23, 2014·318 cites·20 claims
- 1998US8788097B2Systems and methods for using rule-based fault detection in a building management systemDREES KIRK H·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 22, 2014·227 cites·24 claims
- 2098US8731724B2Automated fault detection and diagnostics in a building management systemDREES KIRK H·Filed 2011·Granted May 20, 2014·261 cites·21 claims
- 2198US8532839B2Systems and methods for statistical control and fault detection in a building management systemDREES KIRK H·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 10, 2013·230 cites·16 claims
- 2298US6185483B1Real-time pricing controller of an energy storage mediumJOHNSON CONTROLS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 6, 2001·220 cites·25 claims
- 2397US10915094B2High level central plant optimizationJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 9, 2021·21 cites·20 claims
- 2497US10418833B2Electrical energy storage system with cascaded frequency response optimizationCON EDISON BATTERY STORAGE LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 17, 2019·28 cites·20 claims
- 2597US10389136B2Photovoltaic energy system with value function optimizationCON EDISON BATTERY STORAGE LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 20, 2019·26 cites·19 claims
- 2697US10317864B2Systems and methods for adaptively updating equipment modelsJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 11, 2019·20 cites·20 claims
- 2797US9778639B2Systems and methods for adaptively updating equipment modelsJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 3, 2017·55 cites·16 claims
- 2897US9746199B1Integrated smart actuator and valve deviceJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 29, 2017·52 cites·15 claims
- 2997US9322566B2Systems and methods for controlling energy use during a demand limiting periodJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 26, 2016·39 cites·20 claims
- 3096US11886209B2HVAC system with data driven user interfaces for equipment commissioning and operationJohnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 30, 2024·2 cites·18 claims
- 3196US11761660B2Building control system with feedback and feedforward total energy flow compensationJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 19, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 3296US11359950B2Reduced length valve assembly with ultrasonic flow sensorJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 14, 2022·14 cites·20 claims
- 3396US11296511B2Energy storage controller with battery life modelCON EDISON BATTERY STORAGE LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 5, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 3496US10901446B2Smart building managerJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 26, 2021·24 cites·20 claims
- 3596US10325331B2Systems and methods for measuring and verifying energy usage in a buildingJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 18, 2019·8 cites·20 claims
- 3696US10222427B2Electrical energy storage system with battery power setpoint optimization based on battery degradation costs and expected frequency response revenueJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 5, 2019·18 cites·20 claims
- 3796US9639413B2Automated fault detection and diagnostics in a building management systemJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2014·Granted May 2, 2017·46 cites·18 claims
- 3896US9135667B2Systems and methods for building energy use benchmarkingJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 15, 2015·17 cites·24 claims
- 3995US10673380B2Photovoltaic energy system with stationary energy storage controlJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 2, 2020·19 cites·20 claims
- 4095US10554170B2Photovoltaic energy system with solar intensity predictionCON EDISON BATTERY STORAGE LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 4, 2020·18 cites·20 claims
- 4195US10197632B2Electrical energy storage system with battery power setpoint optimization using predicted values of a frequency regulation signalJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 5, 2019·18 cites·20 claims
- 4295US10186889B2Electrical energy storage system with variable state-of-charge frequency response optimizationJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 22, 2019·12 cites·20 claims
- 4395US9429927B2Smart building managerJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 30, 2016·42 cites·20 claims
- 4495US8600556B2Smart building managerNESLER CLAY G·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 3, 2013·320 cites·85 claims
- 4595US6219590B1State machine controller for operating variable air volume terminal units of an environmental control systemJOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 17, 2001·158 cites·13 claims
- 4695US5292280AMethod and apparatus for controlling ventilation rates and indoor air quality in an HVAC systemJOHNSON SERVICE CO·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 8, 1994·198 cites·7 claims
- 4794US11885510B2Systems and methods to mitigate infection risk using air purificationJohnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 30, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 4894US11747037B2Building system with an in-zone plume control systemJohnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 5, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 4994US11681264B2Building energy storage system with planning toolCON EDISON BATTERY STORAGE LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 20, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 5094US11644215B2Systems and methods for flow control in an HVAC systemJohnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP·Filed 2021·Granted May 9, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
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