Patents by Inventor Dean C. Matsen

Dean C. Matsen 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).

  • Patent number: 9509656
    Abstract: A system for providing addresses to a broadcast distribution table. A BACnet device may have an internet protocol, be connectable to a name server via a network, and have a broadcast distribution table. The BACnet device may also have a shadow name table. A name may be looked up in the shadow name table to obtain an address associated with the name. The address may be copied into the broadcast distribution table. There may be one or more additional BACnet devices, each having a protocol, being connectable to a network, and having a broadcast distribution table. The first BACnet device may provide and update the broadcast distribution table of each additional BACnet device with information from the broadcast distribution table of the first BACnet device via the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Dean C. Matsen
  • Publication number: 20150207773
    Abstract: A system for providing addresses to a broadcast distribution table. A BACnet device may have an internet protocol, be connectable to a name server via a network, and have a broadcast distribution table. The BACnet device may also have a shadow name table. A name may be looked up in the shadow name table to obtain an address associated with the name. The address may be copied into the broadcast distribution table. There may be one or more additional BACnet devices, each having a protocol, being connectable to a network, and having a broadcast distribution table. The first BACnet device may provide and update the broadcast distribution table of each additional BACnet device with information from the broadcast distribution table of the first BACnet device via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Dean C. Matsen
  • Publication number: 20150163095
    Abstract: An approach for automatically setting the device instance of a device such as a unitary controller without reliance on a router and/or global controller, or something like a special extension to an associated router and/or global controller. The approach may be implementable entirely by logic in the unitary controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Dean C. Matsen, Michael Underhill
  • Patent number: 8965994
    Abstract: An approach for automatically setting the device instance of a device such as a unitary controller without reliance on a router and/or global controller, or something like a special extension to an associated router and/or global controller. The approach may be implementable entirely by logic in the unitary controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Dean C. Matsen, Michael Underhill
  • Patent number: 8560095
    Abstract: A changeable BACnet interface system having a workstation and a controller. The system may allow a controller object interface to be engineered and downloaded to the controller via configuration files, rather than as individual objects created at run time. A BACnet network may be connected to the workstation and controller. BACnet objects may be designed to constitute an interface to the control application, and be stored in the controller. The BACnet interface may be presented to the BACnet network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Collins Brindle, Dean C. Matsen, Michael Andrew Pouchak
  • Patent number: 8106800
    Abstract: An approach for calibrating a signal reconstruction system. A signal may be input to a low-pass filter. An output of the filter may be converted to a digital signal which goes to a processor which outputs a reconstruction of the signal to the filter. The reconstruction may be based on an expression that maintains the accuracy of the reconstruction. The expression may include information about samples of the input signal and a low value of the reconstruction. The expression may permit initial calibration and then maintenance of the calibration. The calibration may include compensating for inexpensive components of the filter which have values significantly different than indicated values and/or have large drifts over temperature changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Dean C. Matsen
  • Publication number: 20110161844
    Abstract: A changeable BACnet interface system having a workstation and a controller. The system may allow a controller object interface to be engineered and downloaded to the controller via configuration files, rather than as individual objects created at run time. A BACnet network may be connected to the workstation and controller. BACnet objects may be designed to constitute an interface to the control application, and be stored in the controller. The BACnet interface may be presented to the BACnet network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Collins Brindle, Dean C. Matsen, Michael Andrew Pouchak
  • Patent number: 7928870
    Abstract: A signal reader system having a processor for reconstructing a relatively high-frequency input signal to a low-pass filter from an output of the filter based on a characterization of the filter. The characterization may be adapted to compensate for filter output changes due to temperature. A signal reader may be connected to the output of the processor to determine certain things, such as a pulse count, about the filter input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Dean C. Matsen
  • Publication number: 20100286799
    Abstract: An approach for automatically setting the device instance of a device such as a unitary controller without reliance on a router and/or global controller, or something like a special extension to an associated router and/or global controller. The approach may be implementable entirely by logic in the unitary controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
    Inventors: Dean C. Matsen, Michael Underhill
  • Publication number: 20090213917
    Abstract: An approach for calibrating a signal reconstruction system. A signal may be input to a low-pass filter. An output of the filter may be converted to a digital signal which goes to a processor which outputs a reconstruction of the signal to the filter. The reconstruction may be based on an expression that maintains the accuracy of the reconstruction. The expression may include information about samples of the input signal and a low value of the reconstruction. The expression may permit initial calibration and then maintenance of the calibration. The calibration may include compensating for inexpensive components of the filter which have values significantly different than indicated values and/or have large drifts over temperature changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Dean C. Matsen
  • Publication number: 20090212986
    Abstract: A signal reader system having a processor for reconstructing a relatively high-frequency input signal to a low-pass filter from an output of the filter based on a characterization of the filter. The characterization may be adapted to compensate for filter output changes due to temperature. A signal reader may be connected to the output of the processor to determine certain things, such as a pulse count, about the filter input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Dean C. Matsen