US Patent Issued to Google on May 27 for "Controlling an HVAC system during a demand-response event with display of effective setpoints" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,278, issued on May 27, was assigned to Google LLC (Mountain View, Calif.).

"Controlling an HVAC system during a demand-response event with display of effective setpoints" was invented by Yoky Matsuoka (Los Altos Hills, Calif.), Mark Malhotra (Burlingame, Calif.), Allen J. Minich (San Mateo, Calif.) and Mark D. Stefanski (Palo Alto, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system includes an energy management system in operation with intelligent, network-connected thermostats located in structures. The thermostats are operable to control heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Control during a demand response...