99 patents
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Utility
System and Method for Hvac System Schedule Generation Based on User Defined Comfort Level Inputs
27 Nov 19
A system and method for generating a schedule for a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system based on user-defined comfort level inputs.
Catherine Sheppick, Ashley Magner, Jing Li
Filed: 24 Jan 18
Utility
Refrigerant Transfer Control In Multi Mode Air Conditioner with Hot Water Generator
27 Nov 19
A method for controlling an operating discharge pressure in a multi-purpose HVAC system including an outdoor unit, and an indoor unit, the HVAC system including a plurality of flow control valves configured to isolate a the indoor unit from the multi-purpose HVAC system, a compressor and a controller, operably coupled to a water heater module, the water heater module including at least one valve, the controller executing a method including operating the multi-purpose HVAC system in a water heating mode, monitoring the operating discharge pressure from the compressor; and generating a signal commanding at least one of the plurality of control valves to isolate the indoor unit from the outdoor unit and water heating module and direct high pressure refrigerant to the indoor unit when the operating discharge pressure is greater than or equal to a predetermined pressure value.
Rishabh Dixit
Filed: 17 Jul 18
Utility
Method of Granting Access on a Route Based Upon Route Taken
27 Nov 19
A method of determining access in an access control system is provided.
Santhosh Amuduri, Ramesh Lingala, Adam Kuenzi
Filed: 12 Sep 18
Utility
Privileged Access and Anti-theft Protection for Premises Using Lock Box
27 Nov 19
A method is provided herein.
Pirammanayagam Nallaperumal, Adam Kuenzi
Filed: 27 May 19
Utility
Notification System
27 Nov 19
A method for generating a notification of an event includes monitoring, using a sensor, a value of a sensed condition at a location of a site; comparing the value of the sensed condition to a setpoint; when the value of the sensed condition exceeds the setpoint, generating an alert; storing, by a controller, the alert in a memory; identifying, at the controller, a camera at the site associated with the sensor; sending a command from the controller to the camera to acquire an image; sending, from the camera to the controller, an image of the location; sending a notification from the controller to a user device, the notification including the image.
Sudhanva Gundepally, Pradeep Reddy Sanaga
Filed: 30 Sep 18
Utility
Video Device and Network Quality Evaluation/diagnostic Tool
27 Nov 19
A method of evaluating the quality of a video network is provided.
Sylwester Mroz
Filed: 19 May 19
Utility
Method and system for joining workpieces
25 Nov 19
A system for joining articles includes a joining unit; a positioning unit coupled to the joining unit, the positioning unit positioning the joining unit; a vision system obtaining an image of an item to be joined on a workpiece; a controller for processing the image and controlling a position of the joining unit relative to the item to be joined in response to the image; and a temperature probe for monitoring a temperature; wherein the controller adjusts the position of the joining unit in response to the temperature.
Luis Felipe Avila
Filed: 8 May 13
Utility
Credential synchronization for a mobile device
25 Nov 19
Methods and systems of credential synchronization for a mobile device include performing one or more of: time-based, location-based, and push notification-based credential synchronization between a credential server and a mobile device.
Ramesh Lingala, Amuduri Santhosh, Adam Kuenzi
Filed: 3 Apr 18
Utility
Method of improving compressor bearing reliability
25 Nov 19
A compressor assembly includes a housing assembly and a first rotor and second rotor arranged within the housing assembly.
Stephen L. Shoulders
Filed: 15 Oct 14
Utility
Leak detection unit for refrigerant system
25 Nov 19
An HVAC system is provided having an air supply system, a refrigerant circuit configured to condition air in the air supply system, and an electrochemical sensor configured to detect a refrigerant leak from the refrigerant circuit.
Lei Chen, Zhiwei Yang, Warren Clough, Larry D. Burns, Ivan Rydkin
Filed: 7 Dec 15
Utility
Furnace inducer elbow, gas furnace system having elbow, and method of manufacturing elbow
25 Nov 19
A furnace inducer elbow in accordance with one, non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure includes a main body section having a first opening and a second opening arranged at a non-zero angle from the first opening, the main body section made of a first material; and, a sealing section integrally connected to the main body section at the first opening and at the second opening, the sealing section made of a second material different from the first material, wherein the second material is more flexible than the first material; wherein the sealing section includes an inlet aligned with the first opening and configured to seal to a flue vent connection member of an inducer fan assembly, and the sealing section further including an outlet aligned with the second opening and configured to seal to a flue vent.
Mathew S. Vargo, John N. Abel
Filed: 7 Jun 16
Utility
Method for selectively opening a second lock from a first lock using short-range communications (SRC)
25 Nov 19
A method is disclosed for selectively opening a second lock of a plurality of locks from a first lock of the plurality of locks using short-range communications (SRC), the method including the first lock performing steps of: receiving a first credential from a portable smart device, determining if a plurality of locks is implicated in the first credential, and when the plurality of locks is implicated by the first credential, the first lock performs steps of: unlocking, and forwarding the first credential to the second lock for determining whether to unlock.
Sumanth Kumar Mukundala, Adam Kuenzi
Filed: 24 Sep 18
Utility
Query-Aware Privacy for Access Control Data Analytics
20 Nov 19
A method comprises: maintaining a database (120, 130) of access control events; dividing a portion (138) of the database into shares (140A, 140B, 140C); passing the respective shares to respective third party servers (44A, 44B, 44C); processing the shares in the respective third party servers; passing output of the processing to a further server (40) in common; and processing the output on the further server.
Shaunak D. Bopardikar, Alberto Speranzon, Marina V. Blanton
Filed: 11 Apr 19
Utility
Baffle Design for Furnace Burner Box
20 Nov 19
Disclosed is a baffle for a mixing region of a furnace burner box, the mixing region being a volume in the burner box defined in a transverse direction between a burner at a front portion of the burner box and an opposing a rear portion of the burner box, a longitudinal direction between opposing side surfaces of the burner box, and a height-wise direction between opposing top and bottom surfaces of the burner box, the baffle having: a first side which is a rear side, a second side which is a front side, the first side and the second side being spaced in the transverse direction, and wherein the baffle defines an indirect fluid passageway between the first side and the second side.
Fahad Anwar
Filed: 20 May 19
Utility
Calibration of Hazard Detection Sensitivity Based on Occupancy In a Control Zone
20 Nov 19
Disclosed is an alarm device for detecting a hazard in a control zone, the alarm device having: a hazard sensor that comprises a configurable sensitivity level and a device controller that controls the sensitivity level of the hazard sensor, wherein the alarm device: receives over an electronic network a target sensitivity, and calibrates the hazard sensor to achieve the target sensitivity level.
Ramana Babu Kalagani, Eranna Kybarshi
Filed: 25 Sep 18
Utility
Access Control System with Trusted Third Party
20 Nov 19
An access control system is provided and includes a control device disposed to restrict access to a secured resource and a networked device disposed in signal communication with the control device.
ASHLEY KENNEDY-FOSTER, BEN HOLM
Filed: 18 Jan 18
Utility
Compressor bearing cooling
18 Nov 19
A vapor compression system (20) comprises a compressor (22) having one or more bearing systems (66, 68) supporting a rotor and/or one or more working elements (44).
Ulf J. Jonsson, Vishnu M. Sishtla, Zaffir A. Chaudhry
Filed: 26 Jan 14
Utility
Encoder-less lidar positioning technique for detection and alarm
18 Nov 19
A method for monitoring an area includes distributing, by a detector unit, light during a first instance of time in order to characterize the area based on first data associated with the first instance of time; distributing, by the detector unit, light during at least a second instance of time in order to obtain second data; comparing a first portion of the second data to at least one of: a second portion of the second data and the first data; and based on the comparison, signaling an alarm condition by the detector unit when an evolution in the second data is detected in an amount greater than a threshold.
Hui Fang, Antonio M. Vincitore, Peter R. Harris, Jie Xi
Filed: 7 Jul 15
Utility
Interactive Communication Between a User Terminal and an Air Conditioner Using Social Communication Media Applications
13 Nov 19
An air-conditioning interactive terminal, a controller for an air-conditioning system, an air-conditioning system and an air-conditioning interactive system.
Danqing Sha, Jinlei Ding, Buyun Jing, Yun Li
Filed: 14 Jan 18
Utility
Water Circulation System for Air Conditioning System and Control Method Thereof
13 Nov 19
A water circulation system for air conditioning system and a control method thereof, wherein the water circulation loop comprises: a main loop provided with air-conditioning indoor units, air-conditioning outdoor units and an actuator, and a bypass branch connected between upstream and downstream of the air-conditioning outdoor units and provided with a bypass valve; the control method comprises: S100, starting the water circulation system after receiving a start command; S200, executing a PID control step after initialization and a first preset time period of the water circulation system; S300, executing a feed forward control step when the operating states of the air-conditioning indoor units and/or the air-conditioning outdoor units are changed, and going back to execute the PID control step after a second preset time period; and S400, executing a shutdown step of the water circulation system after receiving a shutdown command.
Liang Chang, Jingwei Sun, Pei Sun, Lishan Wang, Jian Ni, Qing Lu
Filed: 9 May 19