Patents by Inventor Carlos Vargas

Carlos Vargas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11708991
    Abstract: An HVAC controller is configured to automatically change between a HEAT mode and a COOL mode in accordance with a sensed temperature in the building structure, a HEAT temperature set point and a COOL temperature set point. The user is allowed to adjust the HEAT temperature set point and the COOL temperature set point, with the HVAC controller automatically adjusting one of the set points in response to the user making a change to the other of the other of the set points that violates a minimum deadband. If the user readjusts the user-adjusted set point in a way that no longer violates the minimum deadband, the HVAC controller will adjust the other set point back towards its previous setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Ademco Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Heintzelman, Christopher R. Jones, Joseph Carlos Vargas
  • Publication number: 20230172522
    Abstract: Neural signals of a subject intending certain postures can be decoded and a controllable device can be commanded to perform certain actions based on the decoded intended postures with a system, and method of use thereof, including a brain machine interface (BMI) device. The system also includes electrodes in communication with the subject's nervous system to record the neural signals and the controllable device, both in communication with the BMI device. The BMI device can store instructions and previously calibrated neural activity patterns for the certain postures and a processor for receiving the neural signals, pre-processing the neural signals, decoding the neural signals into neural activity patterns, and matching the neural activity patterns to the previously calibrated neural activity patterns. If a match is determined, then the BMI device can send a command, previously linked to the intended posture, to the controllable device to perform the action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: John D. Simeral, Thomas Hosman, Carlos Vargas-Irwin, Daniel Thengone, Leigh Hochberg, Tyler Singer-Clark
  • Patent number: 11385914
    Abstract: A content creation application can include a feature that receives an inline note within a document and communicates the content of the inline note and a user identifier associated with an author of the inline note to an intelligence service. The intelligence service can identify, from the content of the inline note, one or more agents and a request, the identified one or more agents being the author, one or more person agents, one or more bot agents, or a combination thereof. Based on the identified agent (or lack thereof), the intelligence service can generate a message to each of the one or more agents and communicate the message to the each of the one or more agents over a communication channel. A person agent or the author can receive the message and view the message using the appropriate communication application without accessing the original document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Bernhard S. J. Kohlmeier, Luis Carlos Vargas Herring, Mark J. Encarnacion, Patrick Pantel, Jaime Brooks Teevan, Victor Poznanski, Woon Kiat Wong
  • Publication number: 20220146134
    Abstract: An HVAC controller is configured to receive signals from a plurality of sensors positioned in different spaces. The HVAC controller includes a controller that is configured to display one or more screens on a user interface that include a home screen including a selectable display element that indicates a number of the plurality of sensors that are currently being used by the controller in controlling the HVAC system. Upon selection of the selectable display element, the controller displays a sensor priority screen that includes a plurality of graphic constructs that each identify a building space and a current temperature for that building space. The controller is configured to control the HVAC system in accordance with the current temperature reported by each of the number of the plurality of sensors that are currently being used by the controller in controlling the HVAC system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Heintzelman, Christopher R. Jones, Joseph Carlos Vargas
  • Patent number: 11236923
    Abstract: An HVAC controller is configured to receive signals from a plurality of sensors positioned in different spaces. The HVAC controller includes a controller that is configured to display one or more screens on a user interface that include a home screen including a selectable display element that indicates a number of the plurality of sensors that are currently being used by the controller in controlling the HVAC system. Upon selection of the selectable display element, the controller displays a sensor priority screen that includes a plurality of graphic constructs that each identify a building space and a current temperature for that building space. The controller is configured to control the HVAC system in accordance with the current temperature reported by each of the number of the plurality of sensors that are currently being used by the controller in controlling the HVAC system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Ademco Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Heintzelman, Christopher R. Jones, Joseph Carlos Vargas
  • Publication number: 20210277622
    Abstract: A hybrid bucket assembly for a work vehicle having movable loader arms includes a structural skeleton having a frame, one or more support struts mounted to the frame, and one or more brackets coupled to the support struts configured to interface with a carrier at distal ends of the loader arms. A bucket shell is mounted to the skeleton that defines a carry volume for materials. Force loading on the bucket shell is carried by the skeleton through the struts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Sebastian Rupp, Carlos Vargas, Joerg Jens Hoefle, Ignacio Alonso Martinez, Sankaran Subramaniam, Steffen Fischer, Jonathan J. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20210253298
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for processing cartons that include steps such as embossing the top opening of cartons for packaging liquid food. Embossing the top opening of cartons may reduce the force required to open the carton in both vertical and horizontal direction and minimize the amount of fibers remaining in the pouring spout after the carton has been opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Kortsmit, Carlos Vargas, Lyndon Hillman
  • Patent number: 11067307
    Abstract: An HVAC controller includes a housing, a user interface and a controller that is operably coupled to the user interface and is configured to display a HOME screen on the user interface that provides the user with current system operating information and enabling the user to access a hierarchical menu structure for viewing and/or editing one or more settings of the HVAC controller. The hierarchical menu structure includes a plurality of menu branches each having two or more hierarchical menu levels with a leaf menu at the bottom of each branch, where for a first group of the leaf menus, the user must navigate “back” to return to the HOME screen while for a second group of the leaf menus, the user is returned to the HOME screen after the user indicates the user is done with the leaf menu, without having to wait for the timeout period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Ademco Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Heintzelman, Christopher R. Jones, Joseph Carlos Vargas
  • Patent number: 11015318
    Abstract: A hybrid bucket assembly for a work vehicle having movable loader arms includes a structural skeleton having a frame, one or more support struts mounted to the frame, and one or more brackets coupled to the support struts configured to interface with a carrier at distal ends of the loader arms. A bucket shell is mounted to the skeleton that defines a carry volume for materials. Force loading on the bucket shell is carried by the skeleton through the struts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Sebastian Rupp, Carlos Vargas, Joerg Jens Hoefle, Ignacio Alonso Martinez, Sankaran Subramaniam, Steffen Fischer, Jonathan J. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20210148595
    Abstract: An HVAC controller is configured to automatically change between a HEAT mode and a COOL mode in accordance with a sensed temperature in the building structure, a HEAT temperature set point and a COOL temperature set point. The user is allowed to adjust the HEAT temperature set point and the COOL temperature set point, with the HVAC controller automatically adjusting one of the set points in response to the user making a change to the other of the other of the set points that violates a minimum deadband. If the user readjusts the user-adjusted set point in a way that no longer violates the minimum deadband, the HVAC controller will adjust the other set point back towards its previous setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Heintzelman, Christopher R. Jones, Joseph Carlos Vargas
  • Patent number: 10907854
    Abstract: An HVAC controller is configured to automatically change between a HEAT mode and a COOL mode in accordance with a sensed temperature in the building structure, a HEAT temperature set point and a COOL temperature set point. The user is allowed to adjust the HEAT temperature set point and the COOL temperature set point, with the HVAC controller automatically adjusting one of the set points in response to the user making a change to the other of the other of the set points that violates a minimum deadband. If the user readjusts the user-adjusted set point in a way that no longer violates the minimum deadband, the HVAC controller will adjust the other set point back towards its previous setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ademco Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Heintzelman, Christopher R. Jones, Joseph Carlos Vargas
  • Publication number: 20200256033
    Abstract: A hybrid bucket assembly for a work vehicle having movable loader arms includes a structural skeleton having a frame, one or more support struts mounted to the frame, and one or more brackets coupled to the support struts configured to interface with a carrier at distal ends of the loader arms. A bucket shell is mounted to the skeleton that defines a carry volume for materials. Force loading on the bucket shell is carried by the skeleton through the struts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Sebastian Rupp, Carlos Vargas, Joerg Jens Hoefle, Ignacio Alonso Martinez, Sankaran Subramaniam, Steffen Fischer, Jonathan J. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20200191458
    Abstract: A universal heat pump defrost controller device can be configured to determine when and for how long to cause a heat pump to enter defrost mode to remove ice from the outdoor heat exchanger coil. The defrost controller of this disclosure is configured to work with a variety of heat pumps which may implement a variety of defrost approaches, such as demand or timing. The arrangement and form factor of the defrost controller, along with break-away tabs, may allow the defrost controller to fit in the limited space available in many heat pumps. The simple dual display and controls of the device provide for intuitive configuration and troubleshooting during setup and installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Travis J. Read, Joseph Carlos Vargas, Derek Weller, Peter M. Anderson, Donald C. Kennedy, Paul Knauf
  • Patent number: 10662610
    Abstract: A hybrid bucket assembly for a work vehicle having movable loader arms includes a structural skeleton having a frame, one or more support struts mounted to the frame, and one or more brackets coupled to the support struts configured to interface with a carrier at distal ends of the loader arms. A bucket shell is mounted to the skeleton that defines a carry volume for materials. Force loading on the bucket shell is carried by the skeleton through the struts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Sebastian Rupp, Carlos Vargas, Joerg Jens Hoefle, Ignacio Alonso Martinez, Sankaran Subramaniam, Steffen Fischer, Jonathan J. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20200116376
    Abstract: An HVAC controller includes a housing, a user interface and a controller that is operably coupled to the user interface and is configured to display a HOME screen on the user interface that provides the user with current system operating information and enabling the user to access a hierarchical menu structure for viewing and/or editing one or more settings of the HVAC controller. The hierarchical menu structure includes a plurality of menu branches each having two or more hierarchical menu levels with a leaf menu at the bottom of each branch, where for a first group of the leaf menus, the user must navigate “back” to return to the HOME screen while for a second group of the leaf menus, the user is returned to the HOME screen after the user indicates the user is done with the leaf menu, without having to wait for the timeout period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER HEINTZELMAN, CHRISTOPHER R. JONES, JOSEPH CARLOS VARGAS
  • Publication number: 20200116377
    Abstract: An HVAC controller is configured to receive signals from a plurality of sensors positioned in different spaces. The HVAC controller includes a controller that is configured to display one or more screens on a user interface that include a home screen including a selectable display element that indicates a number of the plurality of sensors that are currently being used by the controller in controlling the HVAC system. Upon selection of the selectable display element, the controller displays a sensor priority screen that includes a plurality of graphic constructs that each identify a building space and a current temperature for that building space. The controller is configured to control the HVAC system in accordance with the current temperature reported by each of the number of the plurality of sensors that are currently being used by the controller in controlling the HVAC system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER HEINTZELMAN, CHRISTOPHER R. JONES, JOSEPH CARLOS VARGAS
  • Publication number: 20200116381
    Abstract: An HVAC controller is configured to automatically change between a HEAT mode and a COOL mode in accordance with a sensed temperature in the building structure, a HEAT temperature set point and a COOL temperature set point. The user is allowed to adjust the HEAT temperature set point and the COOL temperature set point, with the HVAC controller automatically adjusting one of the set points in response to the user making a change to the other of the other of the set points that violates a minimum deadband. If the user readjusts the user-adjusted set point in a way that no longer violates the minimum deadband, the HVAC controller will adjust the other set point back towards its previous setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER HEINTZELMAN, CHRISTOPHER R. JONES, JOSEPH CARLOS VARGAS
  • Publication number: 20200104689
    Abstract: A system includes a neural recording device implanted in a brain, a neural processing unit configured to receive raw neural data from the neural recording device, an external sensor, an artificial sensing processing unit configured to receive raw sensor data from the external sensor, and a decoder configured to receive and combine a mixed sensory-motor representation from the neural processing unit and surrogate sensory input from the artificial sensing processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: John DONOGHUE, Carlos VARGAS-IRWIN
  • Publication number: 20190205772
    Abstract: A content creation application can include a feature that receives an inline note within a document and communicates the content of the inline note and a user identifier associated with an author of the inline note to an intelligence service. The intelligence service can identify, from the content of the inline note, one or more agents and a request, the identified one or more agents being the author, one or more person agents, one or more bot agents, or a combination thereof. Based on the identified agent (or lack thereof), the intelligence service can generate a message to each of the one or more agents and communicate the message to the each of the one or more agents over a communication channel. A person agent or the author can receive the message and view the message using the appropriate communication application without accessing the original document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Bernhard S.J. Kohlmeier, Luis Carlos Vargas Herring, Mark J. Encarnacion, Patrick Pantel, Jaime Brooks Teevan, Victor Poznanski, Woon Kiat Wong
  • Patent number: D895549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Ademco Inc.
    Inventors: Donald C. Kennedy, Peter M. Anderson, Travis J. Read, Paul Knauf, Rolf L. Strand, Joseph Carlos Vargas