Patents by Inventor Charles L. Crawford

Charles L. Crawford 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: 20140207290
    Abstract: A device for communicating information from a controller for a rooftop air handling unit to a portable electronic device includes a wire terminal for wiring to the controller and for receiving a signal including information from the controller. The device further includes a transceiver configured to form a direct wireless communications link between the transceiver and portable electronic device. The device yet further includes a circuit coupled to the wire terminal and the transceiver. The circuit is configured to extract the information from the signal. The circuit is further configured to format the information into a format in which the information can be presented to a user by the portable electronic device and to provide the translated information from the transceiver to the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Charles L. Crawford, Harold L. Jeffery
  • Patent number: 8718707
    Abstract: A device for communicating information from a controller for a rooftop air handling unit to a portable electronic device includes a wire terminal for wiring to the controller and for receiving a signal comprising information from the controller. The device further includes a transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit the information to the portable electronic device. The device yet further includes a circuit coupled to the wire terminal and the transceiver. The circuit is configured to extract the information from the signal. The circuit is further configured to provide the information from the wire terminal to the transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Charles L. Crawford, Harold L. Jeffery
  • Publication number: 20100241275
    Abstract: A device for communicating information from a controller for a rooftop air handling unit to a portable electronic device includes a wire terminal for wiring to the controller and for receiving a signal comprising information from the controller. The device further includes a transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit the information to the portable electronic device. The device yet further includes a circuit coupled to the wire terminal and the transceiver. The circuit is configured to extract the information from the signal. The circuit is further configured to provide the information from the wire terminal to the transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Charles L. Crawford, Harold L. Jeffery
  • Patent number: 6340211
    Abstract: A method of changing between two operator stations in a cab of a locomotive for controlling the brakes of the locomotive and of a train of railway cars connected to the locomotive. The stations each have at least one brake handle and an associated selector switch, with each of the switches being electrically connected to a brake control computer. The method includes stopping the train if the train is in motion and placing the brake valve handles of the stations in a position to apply the brakes at full service. One of the operator stations is selected as an active station for braking the train while the other station is selected to be inactive. Signals are directed from the selector switches at the operator stations to the computer, the signals indicating which of the two stations is active and inactive. The computer is provided with the software that accepts a valid transition to the station selected by the operator as the active station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Joyce, Jr., Charles L. Crawford, Daniel J. Wolf, David J. Pcsolar, Winslow K. Duff