Patents by Inventor Alan S. Schwegler

Alan S. Schwegler 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).

  • Publication number: 20190094825
    Abstract: A building management system includes a controller for one or more devices of the building management system and a system manager communicably coupled to the controller. The controller includes a priority array for a point object managed by the controller. The priority array includes a plurality of commands for the point object and defines a priority of each command. The system manager is configured to retrieve the priority array from the controller, generate a user interface identifying the plurality of commands in the priority array and the priority of each command, receive a new command from a user, and update the user interface to include a preview of the priority array indicating how the priority array would change if the new command were applied to the priority array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Adam R. Grabowski, Prashant Taralkar, Alan S. Schwegler, Garrett Wiens-Kind
  • Publication number: 20180283716
    Abstract: A thermostat for controlling HVAC equipment via one or more control wires includes a user interface, a wiring terminal, and a processing circuit. The user interface is configured to display output to a user. The wiring terminal includes one or more connection points. The processing circuit is configured to determine one or more wiring instructions for wiring the thermostat with the HVAC equipment and cause the user interface to display the one or more instructions. The instructions instruct the user to connect the control wires to the connection points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Joseph R. Ribbich, Nicholas S. Van Derven, William P. Alberth, JR., Alan S. Schwegler, Corey A. Poquette, Michael J. Ajax
  • Publication number: 20180143600
    Abstract: A building management system includes a controller for one or more devices of the building management system and a system manager communicably coupled to the controller. The controller includes a priority array for a point object managed by the controller. The priority array includes a plurality of commands for the point object and defines a priority of each command. The system manager is configured to retrieve the priority array from the controller, generate a user interface identifying the plurality of commands in the priority array and the priority of each command, receive a new command from a user, and update the user interface to include a preview of the priority array indicating how the priority array would change if the new command were applied to the priority array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Adam R. Grabowski, Prashant Taralkar, Alan S. Schwegler, Garrett Wiens-Kind
  • Publication number: 20170329292
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) interface system. The BMS interface system includes a user interface and a BMS controller in communication with the user interface. The BMS controller includes a processor. The processor is configured to display a graphical scheduling interface on the user interface and receive a scheduling input from the user interface. The processor is further configured to extract one or more scheduling elements from the received scheduling input and convert the scheduling elements into one or more BMS data objects. The processor is further configured to update the graphical scheduling interface displayed on the user interface. The processor is also configured to execute one or more scheduling instructions based on the received scheduling input, wherein the scheduling instructions are associated with the operation of one or more BMS devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Ryan A. Piaskowski, Nicole Ann Madison, Beth Ray, Adam R. Grabowski, Alan S. Schwegler, Garrett Wiens-Kind, Joseph M. Mueller, Jonathan M. Schwabe
  • Patent number: D788785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Dennis J. Flood, Alan S. Schwegler, Steve M. Schmidt, Nicole A. Madison, Pat Harder