Patents by Inventor Joseph R. Ribbich
Joseph R. Ribbich 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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Patent number: 10712038Abstract: An HVAC system within a building includes one or more sensors and a thermostat. The thermostat has a processor that is configured to receive air quality information relating to one or more air quality components. The thermostat is further configured to determine a performance level corresponding to each air quality component. The thermostat is further configured to determine one or more parameter values for each air quality component. The thermostat is further configured to generate an icon that visually represents each air quality component.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Joseph R. Ribbich, Justin J. Ploegert
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Patent number: 10677484Abstract: A system for a plurality of thermostats each located in a different building in a neighborhood. Each thermostat includes a processing circuit configured to receive one or more assigned operating time slots from an analytics service and operate building equipment associated with the thermostat based on the one or more assigned operating time slots. The system further includes the analytics service. The analytics service includes a processing circuit configured to receive weather forecast data from a weather service and predict a period of time during which an energy usage peak will occur for the plurality of buildings based on the weather forecast data, determine the one or more operating time slots based on the period of time, assign the one or more operating time slots to each of the plurality of thermostats, and send the one or more assigned operating time slots to the plurality of thermostats.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2017Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Joseph R. Ribbich, Michael J. Ajax, Michael F. Kornacki, Scott T. Holland, Youngchoon Park, Maria L. Mejia
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Publication number: 20200158365Abstract: A thermostat for a building includes a halo light emitting diode (LED) system including one or more LEDs configured to emit light and a halo diffuser structured around at least a portion of an outer edge of the thermostat. The halo diffuser is configured to diffuse the emitted light of the one or more LEDs around at least the portion of the outer edge of the thermostat. The thermostat includes a processing circuit configured to receive one or more data streams, determine whether the one or more data streams indicate a building emergency condition, and operate the one or more LEDs of the halo LED system to indicate the building emergency condition to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Sudhi Sinha, Joseph R Ribbich, Michael L Ribbich, Charles J. Gaidish, John P. Cipolla, Damon B. Smith, John R. Taylor, JR., John M. Reiszl, William P. Alberth, JR.
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Patent number: 10655881Abstract: A thermostat for a building includes a halo light emitting diode (LED) system including one or more LEDs configured to emit light and a halo diffuser structured around at least a portion of an outer edge of the thermostat. The halo diffuser is configured to diffuse the emitted light of the one or more LEDs around at least the portion of the outer edge of the thermostat. The thermostat includes a processing circuit configured to receive one or more data streams, determine whether the one or more data streams indicate a building emergency condition, and operate the one or more LEDs of the halo LED system to indicate the building emergency condition to a user.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Sudhi Sinha, Joseph R Ribbich, Michael L Ribbich, Charles J. Gaidish, John P. Cipolla, Damon B. Smith, John R. Taylor, Jr., John M. Reiszl, William P. Alberth, Jr.
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Publication number: 20200128646Abstract: A thermostat for a building includes a light emitting diode (LED) system including one or more LEDs configured to emit light to illuminate a floor area beneath the thermostat. The thermostat incorporates an occupancy sensor to sense the approach of a user based on changes in conditions in proximity to the thermostat and detect an ambient light level. The thermostat includes a processing circuit configured to receive data outputs from the occupancy sensor, determine whether the data outputs indicate the approach of a user, cause the one or more LEDs to emit the light towards the floor in response to an indication that a user is approaching the thermostat based on occupancy sensor data correlated with occupancy conditions, and record and store LED activations and deactivations for later retrieval as historic data. The one or more LEDs may be configured as an illumination module removably attachable to the thermostat.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Sudhi Sinha, Joseph R. Ribbich, Michael L. Ribbich, Charles J. Gaidish, John P. Cipolla, Damon B. Smith, John R. Taylor, JR., John M. Reiszl, William P. Alberth, JR., Kurt Joseph Mease
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Patent number: 10627126Abstract: A thermostat includes a housing, a touch-sensitive display configured to display visual media and receive user inputs, processing electronics configured to operate the touch-sensitive display, and a mounting plate. The housing includes a base that has walls that define an internal volume. The housing also includes a display mount cantilevered upward from the top wall. The display mount includes a mounting surface perpendicular to the top wall of the base. The housing also includes a touch-sensitive display configured to display visual media and receive user inputs. The touch-sensitive display is attached to the mounting surface of the display mount. The processing electronics are positioned within the interior volume of the base. The mounting plate is configured for attaching the housing to a mounting surface. The mounting plate is attached to the bottom wall by a hinge so that the housing may pivot between an open position and a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Joseph R. Ribbich, Nicholas S. Van Derven
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Publication number: 20200098065Abstract: A thermostat for a building space includes a communications interface, an electronic display, and a processing circuit. The communications interface is configured to receive service provider information via a network connection. The electronic display includes a user interface configured to display the service provider information. The processing circuit is configured to determine when to display the service provider information on the electronic display by monitoring thermostat events.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: JEDIDIAH O. BENTZ, BRIAN D. RIGG, THERESA N. GILLETTE, TOM R. TASKER, TYLER MCCUNE, JOHN W. UERKVITZ, SHAUN B. ATCHISON, DANIEL S. MIDDLETON, ANEEK MUHAMMAD NOOR, WILLIAM P. ALBERTH, JR., JOSEPH R. RIBBICH
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Patent number: 10559045Abstract: A thermostat for a building space. The thermostat includes a communications interface and a processing circuit. The communications interface is configured to engage in bidirectional communications with heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment and to receive an indication of a current heating or cooling load from the HVAC equipment. The processing circuit is configured to determine an occupancy of the building space based on the indication of the current heating or cooling load received from the HVAC equipment. The processing circuit is further configured to operate the HVAC equipment based on the determined occupancy of the building space.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Jedidiah O. Bentz, Brian D. Rigg, Theresa N. Gillette, Tom R. Tasker, Tyler McCune, John W. Uerkvitz, Shaun B. Atchison, Daniel S. Middleton, Aneek Muhammad Noor, William P. Alberth, Jr., Joseph R. Ribbich
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Publication number: 20200041154Abstract: A building system comprising one or more memory devices storing instructions that, are executed by one or more processors. The instructions include retrieving one or more instructions for installing a thermostat with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment and causing a user interface to display the one or more instructions. The instructions further include receiving one or more confirmation indications of the one or more instructions being performed successfully by a user and causing the user interface to display an interface including one or more indication that the one or more instructions were performed successfully by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Joseph R. Ribbich, Nicholas S. Van Derven, William P. Alberth, JR., Alan S. Schwegler, Corey A. Poquette, Michael J. Ajax
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Patent number: 10546472Abstract: A first thermostat of a building includes a communications interface configured to communicate with at least one of a second thermostat or a network server, a user interface configured to display information to a user and receive input from the user, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to generate building navigation direction data for user navigation through the building, cause the user interface to display a first building navigation direction based on the generated building navigation direction data, and cause, via the communications interface, the second thermostat to display a second building navigation direction on a second display of the second thermostat based on the generated building navigation direction data.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: William P. Alberth, Jr., Karl F. Reichenberger, Sudhi Sinha, Joseph R. Ribbich, Michael L. Ribbich, Charles J. Gaidish, John P. Cipolla
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Patent number: 10510127Abstract: A thermostat for a building space includes a communications interface, an electronic display, and a processing circuit. The communications interface is configured to receive service provider information via a network connection. The electronic display includes a user interface configured to display the service provider information. The processing circuit is configured to determine when to display the service provider information on the electronic display by monitoring thermostat events.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Jedidiah O. Bentz, Brian D. Rigg, Theresa N. Gillette, Tom R. Tasker, Tyler McCune, John W. Uerkvitz, Shaun B. Atchison, Daniel S. Middleton, Aneek Muhammad Noor, William P. Alberth, Jr., Joseph R. Ribbich
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Publication number: 20190354220Abstract: A control device for a building management system (BMS) including a touch screen display configured to mount to a mounting surface, a communications interface configured to communicate with the BMS, a near field communication (NFC) sensor configured to receive information from a NFC device, a microphone configured to detect vocal input, and a processing circuit coupled to the touch screen display. The processing circuit including a processor and memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the control device to receive user input from at least one of the touch screen display, the NFC sensor, or the microphone, validate an identity of a user based on the user input, and cause the BMS to control an environmental variable of a space based on the validation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Michael L. Ribbich, Joseph R. Ribbich
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Patent number: 10458669Abstract: A thermostat for controlling HVAC equipment via one or more control wires includes a user interface, a wiring terminal, and a processing circuit. The user interface is configured to display output to a user. The wiring terminal includes one or more connection points. The processing circuit is configured to determine one or more wiring instructions for wiring the thermostat with the HVAC equipment and cause the user interface to display the one or more instructions. The instructions instruct the user to connect the control wires to the connection points.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Joseph R. Ribbich, Nicholas S. Van Derven, William P. Alberth, Jr., Alan S. Schwegler, Corey A. Poquette, Michael J. Ajax
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Publication number: 20190310598Abstract: A multi-function thermostat for a building includes a sensor configured to measure an environmental condition of a building space, a communication interface, and a processing circuit. The communications interface is configured to communicate with an emergency server and receive occupant health data from a health sensor configured to monitor an occupant. The processing circuit is configured to determine a health metric associated with the occupant based on the occupant health data and cause the communications interface to send a distress message to the emergency server when the health metric associated with the occupant indicates a medical emergency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Sudhi Sinha, Joseph R. Ribbich, Michael L. Ribbich, Charles J. Gaidish, John P. Cipolla
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Publication number: 20190294186Abstract: A thermostat for includes a processing circuit configured to operate the building equipment to control an environmental condition within a building including a first zone and second zones and receive a first time-series data set for a parameter of a first piece of the building equipment associated with the first zone. The processing circuit is configured to receive second time-series data sets for the parameter of second pieces of building equipment associated with the second zones. The processing circuit is configured to perform a comparison including comparing the first time-series data set with the second time-series data sets and generate recommendations for improving the performance of the first piece of building equipment based on the comparison of the first time-series data set with the second time-series data sets.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Justin J. Ploegert, Joseph R. Ribbich
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Patent number: D876260Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Joseph R. Ribbich, Julio A. Abdala, Juan Guillermo Alvarez, Felippe M. Bicudo, Vinosh C. Diptee, Patricia Ellis Douglass, Hao A. Nguyen, Claudio Santiago Ribeiro, Amit Verma
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Patent number: D876971Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Joseph R. Ribbich, Julio A. Abdala, Juan Guillermo Alvarez, Felippe M. Bicudo, Vinosh C. Diptee, Patricia Ellis Douglass, Hao A. Nguyen, Claudio Santiago Ribeiro, Amit Verma
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Patent number: D884526Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Joseph R. Ribbich, Julio A. Abdala, Juan Guillermo Alvarez, Felippe M. Bicudo, Vinosh C. Diptee, Patricia Ellis Douglass, Hao A. Nguyen, Claudio Santiago Ribeiro, Amit Verma
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Patent number: D885942Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Sudhi Sinha, Joseph R. Ribbich, Michael L. Ribbich, Charles J. Gaidish, John Peter Cipolla, Amit Verma, Vinosh C. Diptee, Hao A. Nguyen, Julio A. Abdala, Juan Guillermo Alvarez, Felippe M. Bicudo, Patricia Ellis Douglass, Claudio Santiago Ribeiro
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Patent number: D889493Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Alan S. Schwegler, Michael F. Kornacki, Corey A. Poquette, Joseph R. Ribbich, Maria L. Mejia, Benjamin W. Hapka, Drory Ben-Menachem, Selena Goodwin, Amber R. Manuguid, Nicholas V. Pollock, Brent T. Ellis, Brian D. Marr, Naomi Steele, Xinlu Xiao