Patents by Inventor Damon Bryan SMITH

Damon Bryan SMITH 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: 20220390145
    Abstract: An air damper assembly for an air duct having an interior wall and an exterior wall is provided. The air damper assembly includes a damper plate having a periphery and multiple teeth spaced at least partially around and extending from the periphery. The multiple teeth vary in length from a maximum to a minimum over a span of approximately 90 degrees around the periphery. The air damper assembly further includes an axle assembly fixedly coupled to the damper plate and rotatably coupled to the air duct. Rotation of the axle assembly causes the damper plate to rotate within the air duct between a fully open position and a fully closed position to increase or decrease a flow of fluid through the air duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Johnson Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean H. SCHOLTEN, Aurimas ANIULIS, Damon Bryan SMITH
  • Patent number: 11448420
    Abstract: An air damper assembly for an air duct having an interior wall and an exterior wall is provided. The air damper assembly includes a damper plate having a periphery and multiple teeth spaced at least partially around and extending from the periphery. The multiple teeth vary in length from a maximum to a minimum over a span of approximately 90 degrees around the periphery. The air damper assembly further includes an axle assembly fixedly coupled to the damper plate and rotatably coupled to the air duct. Rotation of the axle assembly causes the damper plate to rotate within the air duct between a fully open position and a fully closed position to increase or decrease a flow of fluid through the air duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean H. Scholten, Aurimas Aniulis, Damon Bryan Smith
  • Publication number: 20210358395
    Abstract: A display device includes a front portion, a rear portion, a halo, and sides extending between the front portion and the rear portion. The front portion, the rear portion, and the sides form an enclosure. The halo includes a rim and an internal structure. The rim is positioned between the front portion and the rear portion. The internal structure is at least partially within the enclosure and includes a sweep portion and a receiving post. The receiving post and the sweep portion are configured to receive light emitted by one or more light emitting devices and at least one of guide, direct, diffuse, focus, and scatter light emitted by the one or more light emitting devices out of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: John Robert Taylor, JR., John Michael Reiszl, Damon Bryan Smith
  • Patent number: 11107390
    Abstract: A display device includes a front portion, a rear portion, a halo, and sides extending between the front portion and the rear portion. The front portion, the rear portion, and the sides form an enclosure. The halo includes a rim and an internal structure. The rim is positioned between the front portion and the rear portion. The internal structure is at least partially within the enclosure and includes a sweep portion and a receiving post. The receiving post and the sweep portion are configured to receive light emitted by one or more light emitting devices and at least one of guide, direct, diffuse, focus, and scatter light emitted by the one or more light emitting devices out of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: John Robert Taylor, Jr., John Michael Reiszl, Damon Bryan Smith
  • Publication number: 20210172778
    Abstract: An air duct includes a shell, a first annular chamber defined along a circumference of the sidewall and fluidly coupled with an inner volume defined by the shell through multiple first openings, a second annular chamber defined along the circumference of the shell at a longitudinal position downstream of the first annular chamber, and fluidly coupled with the inner volume of the shell through multiple second openings, a first pressure sensing coupler, a second pressure sensing coupler, a first field accessible coupler, and a second field accessible coupler. The first pressure sensing coupler is fluidly coupled with the first annular chamber and the second pressure sensing coupler is fluidly coupled with the second annular chamber for pressure detection. The first and second field accessible couplers are fluidly coupled with the first and second annular chambers for providing pressurized air to the first annular chamber and the second annular chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Johnson Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean H. Scholten, Aurimas Aniulis, Damon Bryan Smith
  • Publication number: 20210018215
    Abstract: A flow control member includes a body portion configured to be coupled to a damper plate and a plurality of projections extending from a periphery of the body portion. The plurality of projections defining an flow space between adjacent projections. The plurality of projections vary in size along the periphery of the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Jean H. SCHOLTEN, Aurimas ANIULIS, Damon Bryan SMITH
  • Publication number: 20200202768
    Abstract: A display device includes a front portion, a rear portion, a halo, and sides extending between the front portion and the rear portion. The front portion, the rear portion, and the sides form an enclosure. The halo includes a rim and an internal structure. The rim is positioned between the front portion and the rear portion. The internal structure is at least partially within the enclosure and includes a sweep portion and a receiving post. The receiving post and the sweep portion are configured to receive light emitted by one or more light emitting devices and at least one of guide, direct, diffuse, focus, and scatter light emitted by the one or more light emitting devices out of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: John Robert Taylor, JR., John Michael Reiszl, Damon Bryan Smith
  • Publication number: 20190219300
    Abstract: An air damper assembly for an air duct having an interior wall and an exterior wall is provided. The air damper assembly includes a damper plate having a periphery and multiple teeth spaced at least partially around and extending from the periphery. The multiple teeth vary in length from a maximum to a minimum over a span of approximately 90 degrees around the periphery. The air damper assembly further includes an axle assembly fixedly coupled to the damper plate and rotatably coupled to the air duct. Rotation of the axle assembly causes the damper plate to rotate within the air duct between a fully open position and a fully closed position to increase or decrease a flow of fluid through the air duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Jean H. SCHOLTEN, Aurimas ANIULIS, Damon Bryan SMITH
  • Patent number: D894021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Damon Bryan Smith
  • Patent number: D975039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventor: Damon Bryan Smith
  • Patent number: D1014731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Jean H. Scholten, Aurimas Aniulis, Damon Bryan Smith