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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Publication number: 20190277530Abstract: A controller for controlling an environmental condition of a building via building equipment includes a user interface configured to present information to a user, an air quality sensor configured to sense indoor air quality conditions, a communications interface configured to communicate with a server system and receive outdoor air quality data from the server system, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to generate indoor air quality data based on the sensed indoor air quality data conditions sensed by the air quality sensor, receive, via the communications interface, the outdoor air quality data from the server system, and generate one or more interfaces indicating the indoor air quality conditions and the outdoor air quality conditions based on the indoor air quality data and the outdoor air quality data and cause the user interface to display the one or more interfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Alan S. Schwegler, Joseph R. Ribbich, Maria L. Mejia, Corey A. Poquette, Michael F. Kornacki, Brent T. Ellis, Benjamin W. Hapka
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Patent number: 10345781Abstract: A multi-function thermostat for a building includes a communication interface and a processing circuit. The communications interface is configured to communicate with an emergency server and receive occupant health data from one or more health sensors configured to monitor an occupant of the building. 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: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Sudhi Sinha, Joseph R. Ribbich, Michael L. Ribbich, Charles J. Gaidish, John P. Cipolla
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Patent number: 10318266Abstract: A thermostat includes a motherboard, a first modular board, and a display. The motherboard is configured to perform a thermostat function and generate a user interface a user interface including information relating to the thermostat function. The first modular board is configured to be added to the thermostat by coupling the first modular board to the motherboard and to be removed from the thermostat by decoupling the first modular board from the motherboard. The first modular board is configured to supplement the thermostat function performed by the motherboard when the first modular board is coupled to the motherboard. The display is communicably coupled to the motherboard. The display is configured to display the user interface. The motherboard is configured to adaptively reconfigure the user interface to include supplemental information provided by the first modular board in response to coupling of the first modular board to the motherboard.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Joseph R. Ribbich, Jacob P. Hicks, Zachary N. Posten, Daniel R. Gottschalk, Michael L. Ribbich, Charles J. Gaidish
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Patent number: 10310477Abstract: A multi-function thermostat for a building includes a communications interface and a processing circuit. The communications interface is configured to communicate with building equipment and receive data from one or more sensors. The processing circuit is configured to control the building equipment to affect an environmental condition within a first zone of the building when an occupant is detected within the first zone based on the data received from the sensors. The processing circuit is further configured to detect movement of the occupant from the first zone of the building to a second zone of the building based on the data received from the sensors. The processing circuit is further configured to control the building equipment to affect an environmental condition within the second zone of the building when the occupant is detected within the second zone based on the data received from the sensors.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Sudhi Sinha, Joseph R. Ribbich, Michael L. Ribbich, Charles J. Gaidish, John P. Cipolla
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Publication number: 20190145648Abstract: 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 11, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: 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: 10180673Abstract: A multi-function thermostat for a building includes a touch-sensitive display, a communications interface, and a processing circuit. The touch-sensitive display is configured to present information to a user and receive input from the user. The communications interface is configured to receive weather information from a weather server and building emergency information from at least one of a building management system and a building device. The processing circuit configured to cause the touch-sensitive display to display emergency response directions when the weather information indicates emergency weather conditions or the building emergency information indicates a building emergency.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Sudhi Sinha, Joseph R. Ribbich, Michael L. Ribbich, Charles J. Gaidish, John P. Cipolla
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Patent number: 10162327Abstract: A multi-function thermostat for a hotel room. The thermostat includes a touch-screen interface, a communications interface, and a processing circuit. In some embodiments, the touch-screen interface is configured to present information to a hotel guest and receive input from the hotel guest. The communications interface is configured to communicate with a hotel system. The processing circuit is configured to retrieve concierge information from the hotel system via the communications interface and cause the touch-screen interface to display the concierge information.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Sudhi Sinha, Joseph R. Ribbich, Michael L. Ribbich, Charles J. Gaidish, John P. Cipolla
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Publication number: 20180330586Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: 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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Publication number: 20180299156Abstract: An HVAC system within a building including an HVAC device having an air filter, a number of sensors, and a control device. The control device has a processor that is configured to determine a current air quality metric based on air quality measurements received by the sensor. The control device is further configured to calculate an average air quality metric based on the current air quality metric and a set of previous air quality metrics. The control device is further configured to store the average air quality metric. The control device is further configured to generate an air filter type recommendation based on the average air quality metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Michael J. Ajax, Joseph R. Ribbich
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Publication number: 20180299161Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Joseph R. Ribbich, Justin J. Ploegert
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Publication number: 20180299151Abstract: An HVAC system within a building including a ventilator, a number of sensors, and a control device. The control device has a processor that is configured to receive a request to operate the ventilator. The control device is further configured to determine a status of a minimum runtime mode of the ventilator. The minimum runtime mode operates the ventilator for a minimum amount of each time in a predefined time period. The control device is further configured to determine an air quality value. The air quality value is based on one or more measurements provided to the control device by the plurality of sensors. The control device is further configured to operate the ventilator based on the air quality value being determined to be below an acceptable value.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Michael J. Ajax, Joseph R. Ribbich, Joseph Michael Ruggiero
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Publication number: 20180299150Abstract: A system for controlling air quality of a building space includes an air quality sensor configured to sense the air quality of the building space, an exhaust fan configured to exhaust air from inside the building space to outside the building space, a switch device configured to control the exhaust fan to exhaust the air from inside the building space to outside the building space, and a controller comprising a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to determine an air quality level of the building space based on the air quality sensor, determine whether the air quality level is less than an air quality threshold, and cause the switch device to operate the exhaust fan to exhaust air from inside the building space to outside the building space in response to a determination that the air quality level is less than the air quality threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Michael J. Ajax, Joseph R. Ribbich, Nicholas S. Van Derven
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Publication number: 20180299159Abstract: An HVAC system within a building including an HVAC device having a blower fan, a number of sensors, and a control device. The control device has a processor that is configured to receive a request to operate the blower fan. The control device is further configured to determine an air quality value based on measurements provided by the sensors, and a runtime of the blower fan within a previous time frame. The control device is also configured to operate the blower fan based on the determined air quality value and the determined runtime of the blower fan within the previous time frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Michael J. AJAX, Joseph R. Ribbich, Joseph M. Ruggiero
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Publication number: 20180299153Abstract: A controller for controlling a temperature of a building space includes an occupancy sensor configured to measure an occupancy signal indicating whether one or more occupants are within the building space and a processing circuit configured to receive the occupancy signal from the occupancy sensor. The processing circuit is configured to determine whether the number of occupants within the building space has increased by a predefined amount based on the received occupancy signal, decrease a value of a temperature setpoint for the building space from a first value to a second value in response to a determination that the number of occupants within the building space has increased by the predefined amount based on the received occupancy signal, and reduce the temperature of the building space by controlling one or more pieces of building equipment associated with the building space.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Michael J. Ajax, Joseph R. Ribbich, Nicholas S. Van Derven
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Publication number: 20180299158Abstract: A controller for controlling an environmental condition of a building space includes a proxy sensor configured to measure a proxy value indicating whether an occupant is within the building space and an occupancy sensor configured to measure an occupancy value. The controller includes a processing circuit configured to determine whether the occupant is within the building space based on the occupancy value of the occupancy sensor, generate a proxy parameter based on a first proxy value measured via the proxy sensor in response to a determination that the occupant is not within the building space based on the occupancy value of the occupancy sensor, determine whether the occupant is within the building based on a second proxy value measured via the proxy sensor and the generated proxy parameter, and control one or more pieces of building equipment to control the environmental condition of the building space.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Michael J. Ajax, Nicholas S. Van Derven, Joseph R. Ribbich
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Publication number: 20180283716Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: 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: 20180245811Abstract: A thermostat includes a housing, a touch-sensitive display configured to display visual media and receive user inputs, and processing electronics configured to operate the touch-sensitive display. The housing includes a base and a display mount. The base includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall, a first side wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall, and a second side wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall. The top wall, the bottom wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define an internal volume. The display mount is cantilevered away from the top wall and includes a mounting surface. The display is attached to the mounting surface. The processing electronics are positioned within the interior volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Joseph R. Ribbich, Vinosh C. Diptee, Julio A. Abdala, Claudio Santiago Ribeiro, Charles J. Gaidish, Michael F. Kornacki, John P. Cipolla, Sudhi Sinha, Michael L. Ribbich
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Patent number: D843246Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: 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: D843247Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: 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: D852067Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: 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