Patents by Inventor John B. STOWELL

John B. STOWELL 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: 12733102
    Abstract: A bracket for holding a sensor at a location on a circuit board. The bracket comprises a main body and at least two leg members. Each leg member further includes a first end connected to the main body and a second end extending away from the main body at a predetermined angle. In an engaged position of the bracket, the second end of each leg member is configured to extend through a corresponding opening in the circuit board and wherein each second end further comprises a hook member configured to engage a bottom portion of the circuit board in the engaged of the bracket. The bracket further includes at least one spring member having a first surface configured to contact a top portion of the sensor and exert a force substantially normal to the circuit board in the engaged position of the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP
    Inventors: Steven T. Varieur, Joseph Farley, John B. Stowell
  • Publication number: 20240362997
    Abstract: Example aspects include methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable medium for receiving, by a computing device, data from one or more occupancy detection sensors that are mounted on or integrated within a sensor base, wherein the sensor base is mounted to a ceiling in an area of a building, wherein a primary sensor is mounted on or integrated within the sensor base; determining, by the computing device, whether the data is indicative of a change in an occupancy status of the area of the building; and adjusting, by the computing device, a sensitivity of the primary sensor responsive to the data being indicative of the change in the occupancy status of the area of the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Jovanny GONZALEZ, Faruk MEAH, Joseph D. FARLEY, Stephen J. PENNEY, John B. STOWELL
  • Patent number: 12096329
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatus, and systems for mass notification including receiving the message from an alarm notification device via a link and causing the projector to project the message on a surface using the light patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
    Inventors: John B. Stowell, Alan John Boguslawski
  • Publication number: 20230379680
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatus, and systems for mass notification including receiving the message from an alarm notification device via a link and causing the projector to project the message on a surface using the light patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: John B. STOWELL, Alan John BOGUSLAWSKI
  • Publication number: 20230300592
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatus, and systems for mass notification including receiving the message from an alarm notification device via a link and causing the projector to project the message on a surface using the light patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: John B. STOWELL, Alan John Boguslawski
  • Patent number: 11696107
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatus, and systems for mass notification including receiving the message from an alarm notification device via a link and causing the projector to project the message on a surface using the light patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: John B. Stowell, Alan John Boguslawski
  • Patent number: 11064338
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatus, and systems for mass notification including receiving the message from a server via a link and causing the projector to project the message on a surface using the light patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTION LP
    Inventors: John B. Stowell, Alan John Boguslawski
  • Publication number: 20210195397
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatus, and systems for mass notification including receiving the message from an alarm notification device via a link and causing the projector to project the message on a surface using the light patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: John B. STOWELL, Alan John BOGUSLAWSKI
  • Publication number: 20210108970
    Abstract: A thermistor housing assembly for simplifying manual installation of a thermistor into a heat or smoke/hear detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: John B. STOWELL, James T. ROBERTS
  • Publication number: 20200413237
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatus, and systems for mass notification including receiving the message from a server via a link and causing the projector to project the message on a surface using the light patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: John B. STOWELL, Alan John Boguslawski