Patents by Inventor Patrick M. Nickels

Patrick M. Nickels 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).

  • Operation scheduler for a building automation system
    Patent number: 9338238
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing and controlling multiple automation components coupled via a building automation network. The computer implemented method includes receiving, via the building automation network, a first operational schedule from a first automation device where the first operational schedule is formatted according to a first protocol, receiving, via the building automation network, a second operational schedule from a second automation device where the second operational schedule is formatted according to a second protocol, converting the received second operational schedule from the second protocol to the first protocol, generating a unified schedule that includes the first operational schedule and the converted second operational schedule, and displaying the unified schedule in a user accessible manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: Lonnie Douglas Spears, Charles James Koerner, Michael J. Marchi, Patrick M. Nickels, Michael J. Baum
  • OPERATION SCHEDULER FOR A BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120143378
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing and controlling multiple automation components coupled via a building automation network. The computer implemented method includes receiving, via the building automation network, a first operational schedule from a first automation device where the first operational schedule is formatted according to a first protocol, receiving, via the building automation network, a second operational schedule from a second automation device where the second operational schedule is formatted according to a second protocol, converting the received second operational schedule from the second protocol to the first protocol, generating a unified schedule that includes the first operational schedule and the converted second operational schedule, and displaying the unified schedule in a user accessible manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: Lonnie Douglas Spears, Charles James Koerner, Michael J. Marchi, Patrick M. Nickels, Michael J. Baum