Patents by Inventor Alan D. Carlson

Alan D. Carlson 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).

  • Reconfigurable portable device and system for HVACR equipment configuration management
    Patent number: 11187427
    Abstract: An illustrative embodiment disclosed herein is a portable device for managing heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) equipment configuration. The portable device includes a memory, a user-operable switch having a read position and a write position, and a controller interface coupled to the memory and the user-operable switch. The controller interface is configured to be coupled to an HVACR controller. The controller interface is configured to detect whether the user-operable switch is in the read position or the write position. The controller interface is configured to, responsive to detecting that the user-operable switch is in the read position, execute a read operation comprising obtaining a first set of configuration parameters from the HVACR controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Szymon A. Jaworski, Roy M. Rader, Timothy J. Riesch, Kevin C. Luty, Alan D. Carlson, John P. Patterson, Vanitha Aenugu
  • RECONFIGURABLE PORTABLE DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR HVACR EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20200056801
    Abstract: An illustrative embodiment disclosed herein is a portable device for managing heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) equipment configuration. The portable device includes a memory, a user-operable switch having a read position and a write position, and a controller interface coupled to the memory and the user-operable switch. The controller interface is configured to be coupled to an HVACR controller. The controller interface is configured to detect whether the user-operable switch is in the read position or the write position. The controller interface is configured to, responsive to detecting that the user-operable switch is in the read position, execute a read operation comprising obtaining a first set of configuration parameters from the HVACR controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Szymon A. Jaworski, Roy M. Rader, Timothy J. Riesch, Kevin C. Luty, Alan D. Carlson, John P. Patterson, Vanitha Aenugu