Patents by Inventor Vineet Sinha

Vineet Sinha 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: 11867420
    Abstract: A method in a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes retrieving a control input from a remote computing system via a cellular network responsive to determining that a connection to a local wireless network cannot be established and generating a control signal for HVAC equipment based on the control input or generating a control signal for HVAC equipment by executing a backup control algorithm responsive to determining that a connection to a local wireless network cannot be established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Vineet Sinha, Yingchun Xu, Patrick W. Mulcahy, August Lu, Bing Mao, Karl F. Reichenberger
  • Publication number: 20220341609
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing visualization of health risks within a building. Health risk levels for building spaces are determined using occupancy data and health risk data relating to a risk of contracting or spreading an infectious disease. A visualization of the health risk levels is generated and presented on a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Ger MCNAMARA, Donald R. ALBINGER, Rachel D. M. ELLERMAN, Kirk H. DREES, Vineet SINHA
  • Patent number: 11473799
    Abstract: A flow control device is configured to control fluid flow in an HVAC system. The flow control device includes a valve, an actuator configured to open and close the valve, and one or more sensors. The flow control device further includes a fault detection and correction agent configured to receive data from the one or more sensors, analyze the data according to a set of rules, and detect whether one or more faults have occurred. In response to detecting a fault, the fault detection and correction agent is configured to either operate the actuator to open or close the valve or initiate a corrective action to be taken by another device in the HVAC system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Sudhi R. Sinha, Donald R. Albinger, Youngchoon Park, Karl F. Reichenberger, John T. Pierson, Vineet Sinha
  • Patent number: 11473797
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a headless thermostat device and an adapter unit. The headless thermostat device includes one or more circuits configured to receive a control input from a user device via a local wireless network and generate a control signal for HVAC equipment based on the control input. The adapter unit includes one or more circuit configured to receive the control signal from the headless thermostat device via the local wireless network and provide the control signal to the HVAC equipment for operation of the HVAC equipment in accordance with the control input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Vineet Sinha, Yingchun Xu, Patrick W. Mulcahy, August Lu, Bing Mao, Karl F. Reichenberger, Theresa N. Gillette, Andrew M. Boyd, Thomas D. Chase, Madhuka M. Jayarathne
  • Publication number: 20210025612
    Abstract: A flow control device is configured to control fluid flow in an HVAC system. The flow control device includes a valve, an actuator configured to open and close the valve, and one or more sensors. The flow control device further includes a fault detection and correction agent configured to receive data from the one or more sensors, analyze the data according to a set of rules, and detect whether one or more faults have occurred. In response to detecting a fault, the fault detection and correction agent is configured to either operate the actuator to open or close the valve or initiate a corrective action to be taken by another device in the HVAC system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Sudhi R. Sinha, Donald R. Albinger, Youngchoon Park, Karl F. Reichenberger, John T. Pierson, Vineet Sinha
  • Publication number: 20210011443
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing visualization of health risks within a building. Health risk levels for building spaces are determined using occupancy data and health risk data relating to a risk of contracting or spreading an infectious disease. A visualization of the health risk levels is generated and presented on a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Ger MCNAMARA, Donald R. ALBINGER, Rachel D. M. ELLERMAN, Kirk H. DREES, Vineet SINHA
  • Patent number: 10739029
    Abstract: A flow control device is configured to control fluid flow in an HVAC system. The flow control device includes a valve, an actuator configured to open and close the valve, and one or more sensors. The flow control device further includes a fault detection and correction agent configured to receive data from the one or more sensors, analyze the data according to a set of rules, and detect whether one or more faults have occurred. In response to detecting a fault, the fault detection and correction agent is configured to either operate the actuator to open or close the valve or initiate a corrective action to be taken by another device in the HVAC system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Sudhi R. Sinha, Donald R. Albinger, Youngchoon Park, Karl F. Reichenberger, John T. Pierson, Vineet Sinha
  • Publication number: 20200149771
    Abstract: A thermostat gateway device includes one or more circuits configured to receive a control input from a user device or from a sensor device via a first frequency band of a local wireless network, generate a control signal for the HVAC equipment using the control input, and provide the control signal to the HVAC equipment via a second frequency band of the local wireless network to affect operation of the HVAC equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Vineet Sinha, Yingchun Xu, Patrick W. Mulcahy, August Lu, Bing Mao, Karl F. Reichenberger, Nathan Zimmerman, Nicholas J. Schaf, Robert C. Hall, JR.
  • Publication number: 20200149764
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a headless thermostat device and an adapter unit. The headless thermostat device includes one or more circuits configured to receive a control input from a user device via a local wireless network and generate a control signal for HVAC equipment based on the control input. The adapter unit includes one or more circuit configured to receive the control signal from the headless thermostat device via the local wireless network and provide the control signal to the HVAC equipment for operation of the HVAC equipment in accordance with the control input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Vineet Sinha, Yingchun Xu, Patrick W. Mulcahy, August Lu, Bing Mao, Karl F. Reichenberger, Theresa N. Gillette, Andrew M. Boyd, Thomas D. Chase, Madhuka M. Jayarathne
  • Publication number: 20200149770
    Abstract: A method in a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes retrieving a control input from a remote computing system via a cellular network responsive to determining that a connection to a local wireless network cannot be established and generating a control signal for HVAC equipment based on the control input or generating a control signal for HVAC equipment by executing a backup control algorithm responsive to determining that a connection to a local wireless network cannot be established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Vineet Sinha, Yingchun Xu, Patrick W. Mulcahy, August Lu, Bing Mao, Karl F. Reichenberger
  • Publication number: 20180313561
    Abstract: A flow control device is configured to control fluid flow in an HVAC system. The flow control device includes a valve, an actuator configured to open and close the valve, and one or more sensors. The flow control device further includes a fault detection and correction agent configured to receive data from the one or more sensors, analyze the data according to a set of rules, and detect whether one or more faults have occurred. In response to detecting a fault, the fault detection and correction agent is configured to either operate the actuator to open or close the valve or initiate a corrective action to be taken by another device in the HVAC system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Sudhi R. Sinha, Donald R. Albinger, Youngchoon Park, Karl F. Reichenberger, John T. Pierson, Vineet Sinha
  • Patent number: 10067860
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for defining test bed requirements. A described technique includes receiving data specifying a first test to be performed for a software application. The data identifies test bed requirements for the first test. Data identifying characteristics of each of available test beds are obtained. Each available test bed includes one or more computing resources on which software tests are performed. The characteristics of each available test bed specify characteristics of the one or more computing resources included in the available test bed. A determination is made that the characteristics of a particular test bed of the available test beds satisfy the test bed requirements for the first test. In response to determining that the characteristics of the particular test bed satisfy the test bed requirements, the first test is performed using the particular test bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Rishi Kant Sharda, Vineet Sinha, Prasenjit Sarkar
  • Patent number: 9569744
    Abstract: Various embodiments include at least one of systems, methods, and software for product notice monitoring. Some embodiments include at least one product notice database that is an aggregation of product notices, such as product recalls, bulletins, safety notices, updated usage guidelines, and the like, that may be issued by various different sources. The product notice database is monitored in such embodiments in view of products of an organization to identify possible matches. When a possible match is identified, the notice is provided to the organization. Some embodiments may include routing the notice to particular people or departments responsible for the relevant product(s) of the notice. The matching in some embodiments may be relative matching based on one or more forms of fuzzy logic, which allows for approximate matching, although not necessarily identical. The product notice monitoring may be performed in whole or in part in the cloud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Symberion Corp.
    Inventors: Vineet Sinha, Ajmal Nasar
  • Publication number: 20150269062
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for defining test bed requirements. A described technique includes receiving data specifying a first test to be performed for a software application. The data identifies test bed requirements for the first test. Data identifying characteristics of each of available test beds are obtained. Each available test bed includes one or more computing resources on which software tests are performed. The characteristics of each available test bed specify characteristics of the one or more computing resources included in the available test bed. A determination is made that the characteristics of a particular test bed of the available test beds satisfy the test bed requirements for the first test. In response to determining that the characteristics of the particular test bed satisfy the test bed requirements, the first test is performed using the particular test bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventors: RISHI KANT SHARDA, VINEET SINHA, PRASENJIT SARKAR
  • Patent number: D828816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Daniel J. Spors, Michael F. Kornacki, Steven J. Grobschmidt, Vineet Sinha, Mark Thoni, Scott Holland, Hyunchul Kim, Michael Lemon, Nikhil Mathew, Holly Prouty
  • Patent number: D844570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Michael F. Kornacki, Steven J. Grobschmidt, Vineet Sinha, Mark Thoni, Scott Holland, Hyunchul Kim, Michael Lemon, Nikhil Mathew, Holly Prouty
  • Patent number: D875110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Daniel J. Spors, Michael F. Kornacki, Steven J. Grobschmidt, Vineet Sinha, Mark Thoni, Scott Holland, Hyunchul Kim, Michael Lemon, Nikhil Mathew, Holly Prouty
  • Patent number: D908099
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Michael F. Kornacki, Steven J. Grobschmidt, Vineet Sinha, Mark Thoni, Scott Holland, Hyunchul Kim, Michael Lemon, Nikhil Mathew, Holly Prouty
  • Patent number: D949803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Michael F. Kornacki, Steven J. Grobschmidt, Vineet Sinha, Mark Thoni, Scott Holland, Hyunchul Kim, Michael Lemon, Nikhil Mathew, Holly Prouty
  • Patent number: D975113
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Eldermatics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kumar Brijmohan Goel, Vineet Sinha