Patents by Inventor Christine E. Kinner

Christine E. Kinner 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: 20260238485
    Abstract: A system for controlling access to building equipment is configured to receive an access request from a user device to access one or more devices of building equipment, where the access request identifies the one or more devices and an identity of an entity requesting access. The system is configured to select an access level for the entity from a plurality of access levels based on the entity identity and the one or more devices to which access is requested, generate an encrypted access code that indicates the selected access level, and transmit the encrypted access code to the user device. The encrypted access code grants access to the one or more devices of building equipment when the code is entered via one or more device interfaces of the equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2026
    Publication date: August 13, 2026
    Applicant: Tyco Fire & Security GMBH
    Inventors: Ian M. Casper, Daniela M. Natali, Kaitlin Logan, Curtis C. Crane, Leland J. Szewerenko, Joseph J. Villani, JR., Christine E. Kinner, Joseph F. Capezzuto
  • Patent number: 12592109
    Abstract: A system for controlling access to building equipment, the system having one or more memory devices having instructions stored thereon that, when executed cause one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include receiving an access request from a user device to access a device of building equipment, the access request indicating the device to which access is requested and an identity of an entity requesting access. The operations also include selecting an access level of the entity from a plurality of access levels stored in an access profile database based on the access request. The operations further include generating an encrypted access code indicating the access level of the entity, and transmitting the encrypted access code to the user device, the encrypted access code granting access to the device when the encrypted access code is entered via a device interface of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: Ian M. Casper, Daniela M. Natali, Kaitlin Logan, Curtis C. Crane, Leland J. Szewerenko, Joseph J. Villani, Jr., Christine E. Kinner, Joseph F. Capezzuto
  • Publication number: 20250005980
    Abstract: A system for controlling access to building equipment, the system having one or more memory devices having instructions stored thereon that, when executed cause one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include receiving an access request from a user device to access a device of building equipment, the access request indicating the device to which access is requested and an identity of an entity requesting access. The operations also include selecting an access level of the entity from a plurality of access levels stored in an access profile database based on the access request. The operations further include generating an encrypted access code indicating the access level of the entity, and transmitting the encrypted access code to the user device, the encrypted access code granting access to the device when the encrypted access code is entered via a device interface of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Tyco Fire & Security GMBH
    Inventors: Ian M. Casper, Daniela M. Natali, Kaitlin Logan, Curtis C. Crane, Leland J. Szewerenko, Joseph J. Villani, JR., Christine E. Kinner, Joseph F. Capezzuto
  • Patent number: 10386086
    Abstract: A chilled water plant includes a communications bus, chilled water plant devices connected to the communications bus, and a chiller device connected to the communications bus. The chiller device is configured to detect the chilled water plant devices connected to the communications bus during a commissioning process, determine device status modules based at least in part on a type of each of the chilled water plant devices, control an operation of the chilled water plant, and display a user interface containing the device status modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Homero L. Noboa, Joe Villani, Christine E. Kinner, Walter A. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20180224144
    Abstract: A chilled water plant includes a communications bus, chilled water plant devices connected to the communications bus, and a chiller device connected to the communications bus. The chiller device is configured to detect the chilled water plant devices connected to the communications bus during a commissioning process, determine device status modules based at least in part on a type of each of the chilled water plant devices, control an operation of the chilled water plant, and display a user interface containing the device status modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Homero L. Noboa, Joe Villani, Christine E. Kinner, Walter A. Phillips