Trademarks
Gathered by searching through search results for "VEL" within the: United States Patent and Trademark Office Website
The term "VEL" is taken by 11 trademarks, 5 of which are LIVE
Notes:
No names include "Energy"
"VEL Energy" would be available. However, we would still proceed with the trademark VEL but use it under use that is not already used. The trademark proposal shall include VEL and it would be a "software application with the intent and purpose of tracking energy inside of a home by means of connecting to hardware installed in the home's circuit breaker to provide real-time updates on energy usage, as well as recommendations to reduce energy usage to save money and protect the environment."
Active Trademarks for "VEL" to avoid:
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Goods and Services: Retail shops featuring coffee, food and beverages in the form of small spaces and seating | Filing: August 10, 2021Registration: August 8, 2023
Goods and Services: Retail shops featuring coffee, food and beverages in the form of small spaces and seating | Filing: July 21, 2021 Registration: August 8, 2023
Goods and Services: Electrical, electronic and electromagnetic locks with alarms, electronic locks; cycling helmets; protective headwear for cyclists, namely, helmets; protective eyewear for cyclists; protective glasses for cyclists; sport sunglasses; goggles for sports; cases for protective eyewear for cyclists; protective glasses for cyclists and sport sunglasses; protective dust and pollution masks for cyclists; reflective safety vests; bicycle speedometers and GPS apparatus; stands for mobile phones, speedometers and GPS devices for use on bicycles; directional compasses; anti-theft warning apparatus, namely, theft alarms; cameras; video cameras; binoculars; sunglasses, sunglass cases; protective clothing, namely, clothing for protection against accidents; knee protectors against accidents or injury, elbow protectors against accidents or injury, eye protectors being eye shields specially adapted for protective sports helmets, hand protectors against accidents or injury; replacement parts for all the aforesaid goods; all of the foregoing for bikes, bicycles, and tricycles | Filing: May 17, 2021 Registration: N/A
Goods and Services: Musical sound recordings and audiovisual recordings featuring music and entertainment. | Filing: Feburary 22, 2008 Registration: Janurary 11, 2011
Goods and Services: SUDSING CLEANER, CLEANSER, AND DETERGENT. | Filing: June 27, 1944 Registration: December 5, 1944
Third-Party Software that will be used in VEL software or hardware:
ESP8266 Hardware - Owned by Espressif Systems in Shanghai, China
Arduino IDE by Arduino©
Arduino IDE ESP8266 Board Package
ESP8266 Board Manager by ESP8266 Community Version 2.4.1 Board Name: "NodeMCU 0.9 (ESP-12 Module)"
Arduino IDE Firebase Library "ArduinoJson" by Benoit Blanchon Version 5.13.1
Firebase by Google Cloud
Possibility of a Patent for VEL : Home Energy Monitoring
Novelty:
Artificial Intelligence Generated Energy Efficiency Score
Usefulness:
Creating Credit Score-like quantification of homeowner utility usage efficiency, the potential to be applied to other utilities: Water, Gas, Internet, etc.
Non-Obvious:
Most energy monitoring only gives real-time current data or historical data but has no way to efficiently and simply aggregate data into a single score.
Existing Patents:
US4644320A - "A home energy monitoring and control system for monitoring the electrical energy usage of a plurality of appliance loads. The system includes an energy monitor unit for each appliance load which plugs into a standard AC wall outlet and monitors power consumption and also has a power line transmitter/receiver for communicating with a master control station. The master control station receives energy usage data from each of the monitor units and stores the data for display in various user-selectable formats."