Patents by Inventor Kevin James Ricart

Kevin James Ricart 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).

  • Intelligent building management systems
    Patent number: 11579573
    Abstract: A hierarchical resource management system for a building includes one or more processors. The processors implement a plurality of agents that each monitor sensed values, and generate operating scenarios based on the sensed values for corresponding resources. The processors also implement a coordinator that filters the operating scenarios to remove the operating scenarios that violate internal laws of the agents to form an aggregate validated set of operating scenarios. The processors further implement a supervisor that, responsive to receipt of target conditions for the zones and the aggregate validated set of operating scenarios from the coordinator, selects a combination of the operating scenarios from the aggregate validated set of operating scenarios that achieves target conditions and minimizes overall energy consumption by the resources such that some of the operating scenarios of the combination do not minimize energy consumption of the resources corresponding to the some of the operating scenarios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SMITHGROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Ionel Petrus, YoonSun Rosemary Hwang, Kevin James Ricart, Kevin Patrick Andreone, Kristin Lea Maruszewski, Jacob William Pohlman
  • INTELLIGENT BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20210149350
    Abstract: A hierarchical resource management system for a building includes one or more processors. The processors implement a plurality of agents that each monitor sensed values, and generate operating scenarios based on the sensed values for corresponding resources. The processors also implement a coordinator that filters the operating scenarios to remove the operating scenarios that violate internal laws of the agents to form an aggregate validated set of operating scenarios. The processors further implement a supervisor that, responsive to receipt of target conditions for the zones and the aggregate validated set of operating scenarios from the coordinator, selects a combination of the operating scenarios from the aggregate validated set of operating scenarios that achieves target conditions and minimizes overall energy consumption by the resources such that some of the operating scenarios of the combination do not minimize energy consumption of the resources corresponding to the some of the operating scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Ionel Petrus, YoonSun Rosemary Hwang, Kevin James Ricart, Kevin Patrick Andreone, Kristin Lea Maruszewski, Jacob William Pohlman
  • Intelligent building management systems
    Patent number: 10908564
    Abstract: A hierarchical resource management system for a building includes one or more processors. The processors implement a plurality of agents that each monitor sensed values, and generate operating scenarios based on the sensed values for corresponding resources. The processors also implement a coordinator that filters the operating scenarios to remove the operating scenarios that violate internal laws of the agents to form an aggregate validated set of operating scenarios. The processors further implement a supervisor that, responsive to receipt of target conditions for the zones and the aggregate validated set of operating scenarios from the coordinator, selects a combination of the operating scenarios from the aggregate validated set of operating scenarios that achieves target conditions and minimizes overall energy consumption by the resources such that some of the operating scenarios of the combination do not minimize energy consumption of the resources corresponding to the some of the operating scenarios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SMITHGROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Ionel Petrus, YoonSun Rosemary Hwang, Kevin James Ricart, Kevin Patrick Andreone, Kristin Lea Maruszewski, Jacob William Pohlman
  • INTELLIGENT BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190377305
    Abstract: A hierarchical resource management system for a building includes one or more processors. The processors implement a plurality of agents that each monitor sensed values, and generate operating scenarios based on the sensed values for corresponding resources. The processors also implement a coordinator that filters the operating scenarios to remove the operating scenarios that violate internal laws of the agents to form an aggregate validated set of operating scenarios. The processors further implement a supervisor that, responsive to receipt of target conditions for the zones and the aggregate validated set of operating scenarios from the coordinator, selects a combination of the operating scenarios from the aggregate validated set of operating scenarios that achieves target conditions and minimizes overall energy consumption by the resources such that some of the operating scenarios of the combination do not minimize energy consumption of the resources corresponding to the some of the operating scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Ionel Petrus, YoonSun Rosemary Hwang, Kevin James Ricart, Kevin Patrick Andreone, Kristin Lea Maruszewski, Jacob William Pohlman