Patents by Inventor Craig A. Lind

Craig A. Lind 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: 20240232264
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) includes one or more memory devices having instructions stored thereon. When executed by one or more processors, the instructions cause the processors to perform operations including ingesting semantic information associated with a plurality of BMS objects, classifying the plurality of BMS objects into a plurality of predetermined classifications that pertain to the plurality of BMS objects using the semantic information, updating a semantic site model for a building site by including at least one of the semantic information associated with the plurality of BMS objects or the plurality of predetermined classifications that pertain to the plurality of BMS objects, and adjusting a plurality of parameters associated with the plurality of BMS objects using the semantic site model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kunal Saini, Gerald A. Asp, Matthew T. Trawicki, Craig A. Lind
  • Patent number: 11954154
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) includes memory devices having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by processors, cause the processors to perform operations including obtaining for each of a plurality of respective BMS objects respective semantic information for each of the plurality of the respective BMS objects, the respective semantic information being stored on the each of the respective BMS objects, identifying a plurality of predetermined classifications that pertain to the plurality of the respective BMS objects using the respective semantic information, classifying the plurality of BMS objects using the plurality of predetermined classifications, updating a semantic site model associated with the building site by including the respective semantic information associated with the plurality of the respective BMS objects and adjusting a plurality of parameters associated with the respective BMS objects using the semantic site model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Kunal Saini, Gerald A. Asp, Matthew T. Trawicki, Craig A. Lind
  • Patent number: 11741165
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) includes memory devices having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by processors, cause the processors to perform operations including obtaining a BMS ontology data model defining a plurality of BMS model classes and relationships between the BMS model classes, assigning a BMS model class selected from the plurality of BMS model classes to a plurality of BMS object definitions, generating a semantic site model by classifying a plurality of BMS objects associated with a building site according to the BMS object definitions and the BMS model classes assigned thereto, and transmitting a notification using the semantic site model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Kunal Saini, Gerald A. Asp, Matthew T. Trawicki, Craig A. Lind
  • Publication number: 20230228436
    Abstract: A method for determining updates in a building management system (BMS) is shown. The method includes receiving, via an on premise server, configuration data associated with at least part of the BMS. The method includes storing the configuration data within a cloud server communicably coupled with the on premise server. The method includes determining, via a difference engine within the cloud server, information comprising a delta between the configuration data and one or more previous sets of configuration data stored within the cloud server. The method includes providing, to the on premise server, the information to an interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Gregory T. Reichl, Feng Wang, Daniel J. Sonnemann, Craig A. Lind, Kevin Hughes
  • Publication number: 20230004602
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) includes memory devices having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by processors, cause the processors to perform operations including obtaining for each of a plurality of respective BMS objects respective semantic information for each of the plurality of the respective BMS objects, the respective semantic information being stored on the each of the respective BMS objects, identifying a plurality of predetermined classifications that pertain to the plurality of the respective BMS objects using the respective semantic information, classifying the plurality of BMS objects using the plurality of predetermined classifications, updating a semantic site model associated with the building site by including the respective semantic information associated with the plurality of the respective BMS objects and adjusting a plurality of parameters associated with the respective BMS objects using the semantic site model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Kunal Saini, Gerald A. Asp, Matthew T. Trawicki, Craig A. Lind
  • Publication number: 20220358165
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) includes memory devices having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by processors, cause the processors to perform operations including obtaining a BMS ontology data model defining a plurality of BMS model classes and relationships between the BMS model classes, assigning a BMS model class selected from the plurality of BMS model classes to a plurality of BMS object definitions, generating a semantic site model by classifying a plurality of BMS objects associated with a building site according to the BMS object definitions and the BMS model classes assigned thereto, and transmitting a notification using the semantic site model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Kunal Saini, Gerald A. Asp, Matthew T. Trawicki, Craig A. Lind
  • Patent number: 11397773
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) includes memory devices having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by processors, cause the processors to perform operations including obtaining a BMS ontology data model defining a plurality of BMS model classes and relationships between the BMS model classes, obtaining a plurality of BMS object definitions including equipment definitions defining a plurality of different types of equipment and point definitions defining a plurality of different types of points, assigning a BMS model class selected from the plurality of BMS model classes to each of the plurality of BMS object definitions, generating a semantic site model by classifying a plurality of BMS objects associated with a building site according to the BMS object definitions and the BMS model classes assigned thereto, and controlling building equipment using the semantic site model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Kunal Saini, Gerald A. Asp, Matthew T. Trawicki, Craig A. Lind
  • Publication number: 20220100802
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) includes memory devices having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by processors, cause the processors to perform operations including obtaining a BMS ontology data model defining a plurality of BMS model classes and relationships between the BMS model classes, obtaining a plurality of BMS object definitions including equipment definitions defining a plurality of different types of equipment and point definitions defining a plurality of different types of points, assigning a BMS model class selected from the plurality of BMS model classes to each of the plurality of BMS object definitions, generating a semantic site model by classifying a plurality of BMS objects associated with a building site according to the BMS object definitions and the BMS model classes assigned thereto, and controlling building equipment using the semantic site model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Kunal Saini, Gerald A. Asp, Matthew T. Trawicki, Craig A. Lind