Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Verink
Christopher J. Verink 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: 20240419994Abstract: A system for predicting performance of building equipment is configured to determine whether a machine learning model is capable of generating a predicted performance of the building equipment based on sensor data obtained while operating the building equipment. The machine learning model is used to generate the predicted performance if the machine learning model is determined to be capable, whereas additional data related to the predicted performance of the building equipment are obtained if the machine learning model is determined to be not capable. The system determines whether the building equipment is in need of maintenance based on the predicted performance generated using the machine learning model and/or the additional data and automatically initiates a maintenance activity for the building equipment in response to determining that the building equipment is in need of maintenance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Sajjad Pourmohammad, Kelsey Carle Schuster, Christopher J. Verink
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Publication number: 20240361733Abstract: A system includes vibration sensors coupled to equipment and an edge device arranged between the vibration sensors and a communications network. The edge device detects an abnormality in vibration data from the vibration sensors, performs signal processing on the vibration data to obtain inputs for a machine learning model, determines whether the abnormality is occurring by applying the inputs to the machine learning model, and determines a trend associated with the abnormality based on outputs of the machine learning model. The trend characterizes a change in a degree of the abnormality or a duration of the abnormality. The edge device causes the vibration data to be communicated to a computing system via the communications network in response to the trend satisfying a criterion and compares the trend to the criterion to distinguish new abnormalities or substantial changes in abnormalities from substantially constant abnormalities.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Matthias Walczyk, Andrew S. Pike, John M. Sullivan, Kelsey C. Schuster, Christopher J. Verink
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Patent number: 12093844Abstract: A system for predicting performance of building equipment includes one or more processors and memory storing instructions. When executed by the one or more processors, the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include obtaining sensor data generated by one or more sensors while operating the building equipment to affect one or more environmental conditions of a building, generating a predicted performance of the building equipment using a machine learning model if the machine learning model comprises prior data similar to the sensor data, and requesting feedback from an expert related to the predicted performance of the building equipment if the sensor data are different from the prior data.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbHInventors: Sajjad Pourmohammad, Kelsey Carle Schuster, Christopher J. Verink
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Patent number: 12050442Abstract: A system includes a plurality of vibration sensors configured to be coupled to a unit of building equipment, an edge device arranged between the plurality of vibration sensors and a communications network. The edge device is programmed to detect an abnormality in vibration data from the plurality of vibration sensors by ingesting streams of vibration data from the plurality of vibration sensors, performing signal processing on the streams of vibration data to obtain inputs for a machine learning model, determining whether the abnormality is occurring by applying the inputs to the machine learning model, determining a trend associated with the abnormality based on outputs of the machine learning model, and causing a portion of the vibration data to be communicated to a first computing system via the communications network in response to the trend satisfying a criterion.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBHInventors: Matthias Walczyk, Andrew S. Pike, John M. Sullivan, Kelsey C. Schuster, Christopher J. Verink
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Patent number: 11953894Abstract: A building management system includes building equipment operable to affect a variable state or condition of a building and a controller including a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to obtain a vibration data set related to vibrations of the building equipment and analyze the vibration data set by one or more machine learning models to generate a set of probabilities. The set of probabilities is related to a probability that the vibration data set is abnormal. The processing circuit is configured to identify the vibration data set as normal or abnormal based on the set of probabilities and initiate a corrective action responsive to identifying the vibration data set as abnormal.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLPInventors: Kelsey Carle Schuster, Christopher J. Verink
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Publication number: 20230206091Abstract: A system for predicting performance of building equipment includes one or more processors and memory storing instructions. When executed by the one or more processors, the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include obtaining sensor data generated by one or more sensors while operating the building equipment to affect one or more environmental conditions of a building, generating a predicted performance of the building equipment using a machine learning model if the machine learning model comprises prior data similar to the sensor data, and requesting feedback from an expert related to the predicted performance of the building equipment if the sensor data are different from the prior data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Sajjad Pourmohammad, Kelsey Carle Schuster, Christopher J. Verink
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Patent number: 11605011Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure is a system for predicting performance of building equipment. The system comprises one or more sensors in communication with the building equipment, and the sensors are operable to detect characteristics from the building equipment. The system further comprises a computing device in communication with the sensors and in the same geographic location as the sensors. The computing device comprises one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive data from the sensors, the data based on the detected characteristics. The one or more processors also generate, based on a machine learning model and the data, a predicted performance of the building equipment when the machine learning model comprises a prior data substantially similar to the data.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLPInventors: Sajjad Pourmohammad, Kelsey Carle Schuster, Christopher J. Verink
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Publication number: 20220382270Abstract: A building management system includes building equipment operable to affect a variable state or condition of a building and a controller including a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to obtain a vibration data set related to vibrations of the building equipment and analyze the vibration data set by one or more machine learning models to generate a set of probabilities. The set of probabilities is related to a probability that the vibration data set is abnormal. The processing circuit is configured to identify the vibration data set as normal or abnormal based on the set of probabilities and initiate a corrective action responsive to identifying the vibration data set as abnormal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Kelsey Carle Schuster, Christopher J. Verink
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Patent number: 11422547Abstract: A building management system including building equipment operable to affect a variable state or condition of a building. The building management system includes a controller including a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to obtain a vibration data set related to vibrations of the building equipment. The processing circuit is configured to analyze the vibration data set by one or more machine learning models to generate a set of probabilities. The set of probabilities is related to a probability that the vibration data set is abnormal. The processing circuit is configured to identify the vibration data set as normal or abnormal based on the set of probabilities. The processing circuit is configured to initiate a corrective action responsive to identifying the vibration data set as abnormal.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLPInventors: Kelsey Carle Schuster, Christopher J. Verink
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Publication number: 20220244682Abstract: A system includes a plurality of vibration sensors configured to be coupled to a unit of building equipment, an edge device arranged between the plurality of vibration sensors and a communications network. The edge device is programmed to detect an abnormality in vibration data from the plurality of vibration sensors by ingesting streams of vibration data from the plurality of vibration sensors, performing signal processing on the streams of vibration data to obtain inputs for a machine learning model, determining whether the abnormality is occurring by applying the inputs to the machine learning model, determining a trend associated with the abnormality based on outputs of the machine learning model, and causing a portion of the vibration data to be communicated to a first computing system via the communications network in response to the trend satisfying a criterion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Matthias Walczyk, Andrew S. Pike, John M. Sullivan, Kelsey C. Schuster, Christopher J. Verink
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Patent number: 11156996Abstract: A vibration analysis system for predicting performance of a building system includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed on one or more processor, cause the one or more processors to receive vibration data from the building equipment, generate a performance prediction for the building equipment, generate a performance explanation for the performance prediction, and cause a user interface to display the performance prediction and the performance explanation.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Kelsey Carle Schuster, Christopher J. Verink
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Publication number: 20210116904Abstract: A building management system including building equipment operable to affect a variable state or condition of a building. The building management system includes a controller including a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to obtain a vibration data set related to vibrations of the building equipment. The processing circuit is configured to analyze the vibration data set by one or more machine learning models to generate a set of probabilities. The set of probabilities is related to a probability that the vibration data set is abnormal. The processing circuit is configured to identify the vibration data set as normal or abnormal based on the set of probabilities. The processing circuit is configured to initiate a corrective action responsive to identifying the vibration data set as abnormal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Kelsey Carle Schuster, Christopher J. Verink
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Publication number: 20200380387Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure is a system for predicting performance of building equipment. The system comprises one or more sensors in communication with the building equipment, and the sensors are operable to detect characteristics from the building equipment. The system further comprises a computing device in communication with the sensors and in the same geographic location as the sensors. The computing device comprises one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive data from the sensors, the data based on the detected characteristics. The one or more processors also generate, based on a machine learning model and the data, a predicted performance of the building equipment when the machine learning model comprises a prior data substantially similar to the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Sajjad Pourmohammad, Kelsey Carle Schuster, Christopher J. Verink
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Publication number: 20200363794Abstract: A vibration analysis system for predicting performance of a building system includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed on one or more processor, cause the one or more processors to receive vibration data from the building equipment, generate a performance prediction for the building equipment, generate a performance explanation for the performance prediction, and cause a user interface to display the performance prediction and the performance explanation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2019Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Kelsey Carle Schuster, Christopher J. Verink