Patents by Inventor Margaret Ruane

Margaret Ruane 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: 7024282
    Abstract: An environmental control system is configured to accept network variable outputs from a plurality of sources on a single network variable input and the update values are stored in a data structure for the computation of control variable values. The system includes a sink controller having a network variable input and a plurality of sources, each having at least one network variable output coupled to the network variable input of the sink controller. A data structure is provided so that update values from the sources may be stored in the structure with reference to the sources that provided the update values. Aggregate values, such as a mean average, minimum value, maximum value, standard deviation, variance, sum, or product may be computed from the values stored in the data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Coogan, Theo Frutiger, Mark Gagner, Margaret Ruane, Brian Kreger
  • Publication number: 20050143863
    Abstract: A controller for use in a building control system includes an input, an output, a processing circuit and a communication circuit. The input is operably connected to receive sensor information. The output is operably connected to communicate control information. The processing circuit is configured to generate the control information based on the sensor information and at least one set point. The processing circuit is further operable to generate web pages including one or more building control values. The communication circuit is operable to communicate the generated web pages to an external web client. The communication circuit is preferably further operable to communicate an executable program to the external web client. The executable program is configured to cause the external web client to automatically poll for updates to at least one of the one or more building control values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Margaret Ruane, David Swoch
  • Publication number: 20040064216
    Abstract: An environmental control system is configured to accept network variable outputs from a plurality of sources on a single network variable input and the update values are stored in a data structure for the computation of control variable values. The system includes a sink controller having a network variable input and a plurality of sources, each having at least one network variable output coupled to the network variable input of the sink controller. A data structure is provided so that update values from the sources may be stored in the structure with reference to the sources that provided the update values. Aggregate values, such as a mean average, minimum value, maximum value, standard deviation, variance, sum, or product may be computed from the values stored in the data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Jim Coogan, Theo Frutiger, Mark Gagner, Margaret Ruane, Brian Kreger