Patents by Inventor Justin J. Seifi
Justin J. Seifi 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: 20230376444Abstract: A building system of a building, the building system including an embedded computer, the embedded computer including one or more circuits configured to implement a universal serial bus (USB) host and communicate with peripheral USB building devices via the USB host, receive building data from at least one of the peripheral USB building devices, generate one or more control decisions for one or more of the peripheral USB building devices, and communicate the one or more control decisions to the one or more of the peripheral USB building devices via USB connection. The building system includes the peripheral USB building devices, wherein each of the peripheral USB building devices are connected to the USB host via at least one of a direct USB connection to the embedded computer or an indirect USB connection through another one of the peripheral USB building devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Christopher Brophy, Justin J. Seifi, Alan J. Bronikowski
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Patent number: 11740601Abstract: A building system of a building, the building system including an embedded computer, the embedded computer including one or more circuits configured to implement a universal serial bus (USB) host and communicate with peripheral USB building devices via the USB host, receive building data from at least one of the peripheral USB building devices, generate one or more control decisions for one or more of the peripheral USB building devices, and communicate the one or more control decisions to the one or more of the peripheral USB building devices via one or more USB connections. The building system includes the peripheral USB building devices, wherein each of the peripheral USB building devices are connected to the USB host via at least one of a direct USB connection to the embedded computer or an indirect USB connection through another one of the peripheral USB building devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Christopher Brophy, Justin J. Seifi, Alan J. Bronikowski
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Patent number: 11493220Abstract: A HVAC controller includes a housing and one or more heat-generating components contained within the housing. The heat-generating components cause a temperature inside the housing to exceed a temperature outside the housing. The controller includes a temperature sensor configured to measure the temperature inside the housing and a controller event detector configured to detect, for at least one of the heat-generating components, a controller event that generates heat inside the housing. The controller further includes a temperature compensation module configured to identify a steady-state temperature gain associated with the detected controller event, to calculate a temperature offset using a summation of the steady-state temperature gain, to determine the temperature of the building zone outside the housing by subtracting the temperature offset from the temperature measured inside the housing, and to store the temperature offset.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Michael J. Ajax, Justin J. Seifi
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Publication number: 20220065476Abstract: A controller for controlling operation of an actuator in an HVAC system is shown. The controller includes a processing circuit configured to receive, via a position sensor communicatively coupled to the actuator, a first voltage value, the first voltage value indicative of a first position of the actuator. The processing circuit is further configured to provide a control signal to the actuator to move to a second position. The processing circuit is further configured to, in response to the actuator moving to the second position, determine that the actuator is located in a different position than the second position based on a second voltage value via the position sensor. The processing circuit is further configured to automatically perform a fault correction process to calculate an updated stroke range of the actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Justin J. Seifi, Mark G. Freund
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Patent number: 11079732Abstract: A method for updating heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) devices is provided. The method includes receiving an update package at a first HVAC device of a plurality of HVAC devices via a network. The update package includes an identification of a plurality of device models and a plurality of software updates. The method includes determining that a device model for the first HVAC device is identified by the update package and in response to a determination that the device model for the first HVAC device is identified by the update package, extracting a first software update corresponding to the device model for the first HVAC device from the update package and installing the first software update on the first HVAC device. The method includes transmitting the first update package to a second HVAC device of the plurality of HVAC devices via the network.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Vivek V. Gupta, Justin J. Seifi, Brandon A. Sloat, John K. Krenzer, Jameel Ahmed, Mark T. Fischbach
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Publication number: 20200387125Abstract: A building system of a building, the building system including an embedded computer, the embedded computer including one or more circuits configured to implement a universal serial bus (USB) host and communicate with peripheral USB building devices via the USB host, receive building data from at least one of the peripheral USB building devices, generate one or more control decisions for one or more of the peripheral USB building devices, and communicate the one or more control decisions to the one or more of the peripheral USB building devices via one or more USB connections. The building system includes the peripheral USB building devices, wherein each of the peripheral USB building devices are connected to the USB host via at least one of a direct USB connection to the embedded computer or an indirect USB connection through another one of the peripheral USB building devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Christopher Brophy, Justin J. Seifi, Alan J. Bronikowski
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Publication number: 20200249646Abstract: A method for updating heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) devices is provided. The method includes receiving an update package at a first HVAC device of a plurality of HVAC devices via a network. The update package includes an identification of a plurality of device models and a plurality of software updates. The method includes determining that a device model for the first HVAC device is identified by the update package and in response to a determination that the device model for the first HVAC device is identified by the update package, extracting a first software update corresponding to the device model for the first HVAC device from the update package and installing the first software update on the first HVAC device. The method includes transmitting the first update package to a second HVAC device of the plurality of HVAC devices via the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Vivek V. Gupta, Justin J. Seifi, Brandon A. Sloat, John K. Krenzer, Jameel Ahmed, Mark T. Fischbach
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Patent number: 10506015Abstract: A controller for a rooftop air handling unit includes control logic configured to generate a control signal for the HVAC device using values for one or more variables monitored by the controller. The controller includes an equipment model that links specific instances of data objects to the variables used by the control logic and a view definition that identifies one or more of the data objects. The controller includes a web server configured to dynamically generate a web portal that includes one or more of the data objects identified by the view definition. The controller includes a communications interface that provides the web portal to a client device.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Daniel F. Leising, Justin J. Seifi
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Patent number: 10443876Abstract: A HVAC controller located within a building zone includes a housing, a wireless radio, a controller monitor, a temperature sensor, and a temperature compensation module. The wireless radio is contained within the housing and is configured to transmit data via a wireless HVAC network. The controller monitor is configured to detect wireless activity of the wireless radio, the wireless activity generating heat inside the housing and causing a temperature inside the housing to exceed a temperature of the building zone outside the housing. The temperature sensor is configured to measure the temperature inside the housing. The temperature compensation module is configured to determine a wireless heat rise resulting from the wireless activity, to calculate a temperature offset based on the wireless heat rise, and to determine the temperature of the building zone outside the housing by subtracting the temperature offset from the temperature measured inside the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Christine R. Erickson, Michael J. Ajax, Christopher J. McCann, Daniel R. Hjortland, Justin J. Seifi
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Publication number: 20190277525Abstract: A HVAC controller includes a housing and one or more heat-generating components contained within the housing. The heat-generating components cause a temperature inside the housing to exceed a temperature outside the housing. The controller includes a temperature sensor configured to measure the temperature inside the housing and a controller event detector configured to detect, for at least one of the heat-generating components, a controller event that generates heat inside the housing. The controller further includes a temperature compensation module configured to identify a steady-state temperature gain associated with the detected controller event, to calculate a temperature offset using a summation of the steady-state temperature gain, to determine the temperature of the building zone outside the housing by subtracting the temperature offset from the temperature measured inside the housing, and to store the temperature offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Michael J. Ajax, Justin J. Seifi
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Patent number: 10317862Abstract: A HVAC controller includes a housing and one or more heat-generating components contained within the housing. The heat-generating components cause a temperature inside the housing to exceed a temperature outside the housing. The controller includes a temperature sensor configured to measure the temperature inside the housing and a controller event detector configured to detect, for each of the heat-generating components, a controller event that generates heat inside the housing. The controller further includes a temperature compensation module configured to identify a steady-state temperature gain associated with each of the detected controller events, to calculate a temperature offset using a summation of the steady-state temperature gains, and to determine the temperature of the building zone outside the housing by subtracting the temperature offset from the temperature measured inside the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Michael J. Ajax, Justin J. Seifi
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Patent number: 10278048Abstract: Implementations herein relate to visualization of interaction with a building management system (BMS). Such interaction may be facilitated with a smart headset that displays a three-dimensional model of an image with real-time data from the BMS to enable monitoring and control of the BMS. In one implementation, a system for locating a target in a building includes a server, a first wireless emitter, and an application on a mobile device. The first wireless emitter is associated with the target and configured to emit a first emitter identifier within a first range. The application is configured to detect the first emitter identifier when the mobile device is within the first range. The application is also configured to transmit the first emitter identifier to the server in response to detecting the first emitter identifier. The application is also configured to receive a first content from the server.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Vikas Sharma, Sudhanshu Dixit, Ashok Sridharan, Shubhankar S. Roychoudhury, Jeeva S, Christopher Brophy, Justin J. Seifi, Mark G. Freund, Ankur Thareja
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Publication number: 20190024922Abstract: A HVAC controller located within a building zone includes a housing, a wireless radio, a controller monitor, a temperature sensor, and a temperature compensation module. The wireless radio is contained within the housing and is configured to transmit data via a wireless HVAC network. The controller monitor is configured to detect wireless activity of the wireless radio, the wireless activity generating heat inside the housing and causing a temperature inside the housing to exceed a temperature of the building zone outside the housing. The temperature sensor is configured to measure the temperature inside the housing. The temperature compensation module is configured to determine a wireless heat rise resulting from the wireless activity, to calculate a temperature offset based on the wireless heat rise, and to determine the temperature of the building zone outside the housing by subtracting the temperature offset from the temperature measured inside the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Christine R. Erickson, Michael J. Ajax, Christopher J. McCann, Daniel R. Hjortland, Justin J. Seifi
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Patent number: 10082308Abstract: A HVAC controller located within a building zone includes a housing, a wireless radio, a controller monitor, a temperature sensor, and a temperature compensation module. The wireless radio is contained within the housing and is configured to transmit data via a wireless HVAC network. The controller monitor is configured to detect wireless activity of the wireless radio, the wireless activity generating heat inside the housing and causing a temperature inside the housing to exceed a temperature of the building zone outside the housing. The temperature sensor is configured to measure the temperature inside the housing. The temperature compensation module is configured to determine a wireless heat rise resulting from the wireless activity, to calculate a temperature offset based on the wireless heat rise, and to determine the temperature of the building zone outside the housing by subtracting the temperature offset from the temperature measured inside the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Christine R. Erickson, Michael J. Ajax, Christopher J. McCann, Daniel R. Hjortland, Justin J. Seifi
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Publication number: 20180206096Abstract: Implementations herein relate to visualization of interaction with a building management system (BMS). Such interaction may be facilitated with a smart headset that displays a three-dimensional model of an image with real-time data from the BMS to enable monitoring and control of the BMS. In one implementation, a system for locating a target in a building includes a server, a first wireless emitter, and an application on a mobile device. The first wireless emitter is associated with the target and configured to emit a first emitter identifier within a first range. The application is configured to detect the first emitter identifier when the mobile device is within the first range. The application is also configured to transmit the first emitter identifier to the server in response to detecting the first emitter identifier. The application is also configured to receive a first content from the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Vikas Sharma, Sudhanshu Dixit, Ashok Sridharan, Shubhankar S. Roychoudhury, Jeeva S, Christopher Brophy, Justin J. Seifi, Mark G. Freund, Ankur Thareja
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Publication number: 20180203475Abstract: A user control device includes an electronic display, an orientation sensor, and a controller. The electronic display has a substantially transparent front surface and a substantially transparent rear surface opposite the front surface. The orientation sensor is configured to detect an orientation of the electronic display. The controller is configured to modify visual media presented by the electronic display based on the orientation of the electronic display. The visual media are presented as non-mirrored images that appear non-mirrored when viewed through the front surface and appear mirrored when viewed through the rear surface, in response to a determination that the electronic display has a first orientation. The visual media are presented as mirrored images that appear mirrored when viewed through the front surface and appear non-mirrored when viewed through the rear surface, in response to a determination that the electronic display has a second orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Nicholas S. Van Derven, Wesley J. Irek, Michael J. Ajax, Justin J. Seifi
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Patent number: 9568204Abstract: A method for detecting and responding to disturbances in a HVAC system using a noisy measurement signal and a signal filter is provided. The method includes detecting a deviation in the noisy measurement signal, resetting the filter in response to a detected deviation exceeding a noise threshold, filtering the noisy measurement signal using the signal filter to determine an estimated state value, and determining that a disturbance has occurred in response to the estimated state value crossing a disturbance threshold. In some embodiments, the method further includes performing one or more control actions in response to the detection of a disturbance.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Matthew J. Asmus, Robert D. Turney, Justin J. Seifi
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Publication number: 20170023272Abstract: A HVAC controller located within a building zone includes a housing, a wireless radio, a controller monitor, a temperature sensor, and a temperature compensation module. The wireless radio is contained within the housing and is configured to transmit data via a wireless HVAC network. The controller monitor is configured to detect wireless activity of the wireless radio, the wireless activity generating heat inside the housing and causing a temperature inside the housing to exceed a temperature of the building zone outside the housing. The temperature sensor is configured to measure the temperature inside the housing. The temperature compensation module is configured to determine a wireless heat rise resulting from the wireless activity, to calculate a temperature offset based on the wireless heat rise, and to determine the temperature of the building zone outside the housing by subtracting the temperature offset from the temperature measured inside the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Christine R. Erickson, Michael J. Ajax, Christopher J. McCann, Daniel R. Hjortland, Justin J. Seifi
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Publication number: 20160327296Abstract: A controller for a rooftop air handling unit includes control logic configured to generate a control signal for the HVAC device using values for one or more variables monitored by the controller. The controller includes an equipment model that links specific instances of data objects to the variables used by the control logic and a view definition that identifies one or more of the data objects. The controller includes a web server configured to dynamically generate a web portal that includes one or more of the data objects identified by the view definition. The controller includes a communications interface that provides the web portal to a client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Daniel F. Leising, Justin J. Seifi
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Publication number: 20160231755Abstract: A HVAC controller includes a housing and one or more heat-generating components contained within the housing. The heat-generating components cause a temperature inside the housing to exceed a temperature outside the housing. The controller includes a temperature sensor configured to measure the temperature inside the housing and a controller event detector configured to detect, for each of the heat-generating components, a controller event that generates heat inside the housing. The controller further includes a temperature compensation module configured to identify a steady-state temperature gain associated with each of the detected controller events, to calculate a temperature offset using a summation of the steady-state temperature gains, and to determine the temperature of the building zone outside the housing by subtracting the temperature offset from the temperature measured inside the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Michael J. Ajax, Justin J. Seifi