Patents by Inventor Andrew David Halford
Andrew David Halford 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).
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Publication number: 20210326799Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for multi-user commissioning are described herein. One system includes a mobile computing device comprising computer readable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor to: retrieve configuration data for a physical controller from a remote database, install the configuration data on the physical controller, receive data associated with a status of the physical controller after the configuration data is installed on the physical controller, and synchronize the data associated with the status of the physical controller with the remote database.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Cary Leen, Andrew David Halford, Roy Alan Kolasa, Vinay Prasad, Jayaprakash Meruva, Evan John Kingston
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Patent number: 10691093Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for controller programming migration automation are described herein. One device includes instructions executable to receive controller programming information associated with a first controller of a building system, wherein the received controller programming information is of a first information type, convert the received controller programming information to a second information type associated with a second controller of the building system, based, at least in part, on a set of conversion rules particular to the first controller and the second controller, and generate a report including information associated with the conversion.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Jayaprakash Meruva, Nagesh Narayanappa, Amruth Hiremath, Andrew David Halford, Cary Leen, Roy Alan Kolasa
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Patent number: 10412849Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for hardware migration are described herein. One device includes a top housing, a plurality of input/output (I/O) adapter boards housed by the top housing, a base housing adjacent to the top housing, and a printed circuit board (PCB) base adjacent to the plurality of I/O adapter boards and housed by the base housing, wherein the plurality of I/O adapter boards are electrically connected to the PCB base, and the PCB base includes a plurality of traces configured to provide an electrical path for inputs from a wiring baseboard of an existing controller to the plurality of I/O adapter boards.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Cary Leen, Andrew David Halford, Roy Alan Kolasa, Derek Tai, Jayaprakash Meruva
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Patent number: 10359745Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for building system commissioning automation are described herein. One device includes a controller of a plurality of building system devices having logic to receive a set of commands specified by a sequence of operations (SOO) script, execute the set of commands to run an SOO check on the plurality of building system devices, and generate a report including results of the SOO check.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Jayaprakash Meruva, Manish Gupta, Andrew David Halford, Cary Leen, Roy Alan Kolasa
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Patent number: 10310463Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for building system controller configuration propagation are described herein. One system includes a first plant controller configured to control a plurality of controllers of a building system on a first channel, wherein one of the plurality of controllers on the first channel is a master controller, and a subset of the plurality of controllers on the first channel are follower controllers of the master controller, a second plant controller configured to control a plurality of controllers of the building system on a second channel, wherein a subset of the plurality of controllers on the second channel are follower controllers of the master controller, and a computing device in communication with the first plant controller and the second plant controller and configured to receive an indication of a parameter modification made to the master controller and communicate the parameter modification to the second plant controller.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Jayaprakash Meruva, Manish Gupta, Andrew David Halford, Cary Leen, Nagasree Poluri
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Patent number: 10216200Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for water balancing are described herein. An example device includes a memory and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory. The instructions are executed to send a command from a building controller to balance a subset of a plurality of valves. The instructions are executed to simultaneously balance the subset of the plurality of valves associated with a plurality of building systems, based on the command, and without accessing any of the plurality of valves individually.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Cary Leen, Andrew David Halford, Roy Alan Kolasa, Vinay Prasad, Jayaprakash Meruva, Evan John Kingston
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Publication number: 20180012173Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for multi-user commissioning are described herein. One system includes a mobile computing device comprising computer readable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor to: retrieve configuration data for a physical controller from a remote database, install the configuration data on the physical controller, receive data associated with a status of the physical controller after the configuration data is installed on the physical controller, and synchronize the data associated with the status of the physical controller with the remote database.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Cary Leen, Andrew David Halford, Roy Alan Kolasa, Vinay Prasad, Jayaprakash Meruva, Evan John Kingston
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Publication number: 20170371357Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for water balancing are described herein. An example device can include a memory and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory. The instructions can be executed to send a command from a building controller to balance a subset of a plurality of valves. The instructions can be executed to simultaneously balance the subset of the plurality of valves associated with a plurality of building systems, based on the command, and without accessing any of the plurality of valves individually.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Cary Leen, Andrew David Halford, Roy Alan Kolasa, Vinay Prasad, Jayaprakash Meruva, Evan John Kingston
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Publication number: 20170371309Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for controller programming migration automation are described herein. One device includes instructions executable to receive controller programming information associated with a first controller of a building system, wherein the received controller programming information is of a first information type, convert the received controller programming information to a second information type associated with a second controller of the building system, based, at least in part, on a set of conversion rules particular to the first controller and the second controller, and generate a report including information associated with the conversion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Jayaprakash Meruva, Nagesh Narayanappa, Amruth Hiremath, Andrew David Halford, Cary Leen, Roy Alan Kolasa
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Publication number: 20170373875Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for point-to-point checkout automation are described herein. One device includes a controller of a building system comprising logic to receive a command to perform a point-to-point (PTP) check, and perform the PTP check in response to receiving the command, wherein performing the PTP check includes identifying input/output (I/O) points associated with the controller, scanning each I/O point for a particular functionality based on an I/O type of that I/O point, and determining whether a result of each respective scan is within an expected range for its particular functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Roy Alan Kolasa, Cary Leen, Andrew David Halford, Jayaprakash Meruva
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Publication number: 20170374756Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for hardware migration are described herein. One device includes a top housing, a plurality of input/output (I/O) adapter boards housed by the top housing, a base housing adjacent to the top housing, and a printed circuit board (PCB) base adjacent to the plurality of I/O adapter boards and housed by the base housing, wherein the plurality of I/O adapter boards are electrically connected to the PCB base, and the PCB base includes a plurality of traces configured to provide an electrical path for inputs from a wiring baseboard of an existing controller to the plurality of I/O adapter boards.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Cary Leen, Andrew David Halford, Roy Alan Kolasa, Derek Tai, Jayaprakash Meruva
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Publication number: 20170364044Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for building system commissioning automation are described herein. One device includes a controller of a plurality of building system devices having logic to receive a set of commands specified by a sequence of operations (SOO) script, execute the set of commands to run an SOO check on the plurality of building system devices, and generate a report including results of the SOO check.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2016Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Jayaprakash Meruva, Manish Gupta, Andrew David Halford, Cary Leen, Roy Alan Kolasa
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Publication number: 20170343970Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for building system controller configuration propagation are described herein. One system includes a first plant controller configured to control a plurality of controllers of a building system on a first channel, wherein one of the plurality of controllers on the first channel is a master controller, and a subset of the plurality of controllers on the first channel are follower controllers of the master controller, a second plant controller configured to control a plurality of controllers of the building system on a second channel, wherein a subset of the plurality of controllers on the second channel are follower controllers of the master controller, and a computing device in communication with the first plant controller and the second plant controller and configured to receive an indication of a parameter modification made to the master controller and communicate the parameter modification to the second plant controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Jayaprakash Meruva, Manish Gupta, Andrew David Halford, Cary Leen, Nagasree Poluri