Patents

US 12738882 B2: Systems and methods for conserving thermal and electrical energy usage in buildings and houses

Granted
2026-09-15
Filed
2021-10-08 application 17497414
Type
Utility · 20 claims
Elsewhere
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Abstract

Systems and methods of use of movable shading devices, are disclosed. In some example implementations, the system can include one or more movable shading devices, where the one or more movable shading devices are configured to be selectively moveable, based on control by a programmable controller, with respect to an external surface of a building or house, where the external surface of the building or house includes at least one wall surface and at least one roof surface, to conserve at least one of cooling energy use associated with the building or house and/or heating energy use associated with the building or house.

Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 (ipgb20260915.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
The Regents of the University of Colorado 307 patentsUS company or organizationDenver, COTHE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state
PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Moncef KrartiLongmont, COPTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
H02SGeneration of electric power by conversion of infrared radiation, visible light or ultraviolet light, e.g. using photovoltaic [pv] modulesH02S20/32PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15
E04FFinishing work on buildings, e.g. stairs, floorsE04F10/10PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.

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