Patents by Inventor Chaitra Shastry

Chaitra Shastry 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).

  • Building equipment controller with user-configureable inputs and outputs
    Patent number: 11105527
    Abstract: A controller includes a plurality of configurable input ports, a plurality of configurable output ports, and a configuration circuit. The configuration circuit is configured to provide a graphical user interface configured to facilitate a user in inputting an equipment description, determine a controller configuration based on the equipment description, configure the plurality of configurable input ports in accordance with the controller configuration, configure the plurality of configurable output ports in accordance with the controller configuration, and enable a set of control logic based on the controller configuration. The controller also includes an online control circuit configured to receive inputs via the plurality of configurable input ports, generate outputs based on the inputs and the set of control logic, and provide the outputs to building equipment via the plurality of configurable output ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Aaron D. Wagner, Chaitra Shastry, Jameel Ahmed, Homero L. Noboa, Camille M. Aucoin, Hunter R. Hobgood, Dinesh Trikha
  • BUILDING EQUIPMENT CONTROLLER WITH USER-CONFIGUREABLE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
    Publication number: 20200208864
    Abstract: A controller includes a plurality of configurable input ports, a plurality of configurable output ports, and a configuration circuit. The configuration circuit is configured to provide a graphical user interface configured to facilitate a user in inputting an equipment description, determine a controller configuration based on the equipment description, configure the plurality of configurable input ports in accordance with the controller configuration, configure the plurality of configurable output ports in accordance with the controller configuration, and enable a set of control logic based on the controller configuration. The controller also includes an online control circuit configured to receive inputs via the plurality of configurable input ports, generate outputs based on the inputs and the set of control logic, and provide the outputs to building equipment via the plurality of configurable output ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Aaron D. Wagner, Chaitra Shastry, Jameel Ahmed, Homero L. Noboa, Camille M. Aucoin, Hunter R. Hobgood, Dinesh Trikha