Patents by Inventor Kevin M. Callahan

Kevin M. Callahan 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: 11841156
    Abstract: A building management system includes a controller that is configured to provide a natural language interaction on a remote user interface via an I/O port and to receive one or more building management requests from one or more users as well as to ascertain whether the received one or more building management requests can be carried out by the building management system. The one or more building system components of the building are instructed to carry out the received one or more building management requests unless one or more building management requests cannot be carried out, in which case one or more natural language messages on the remote user interface via the I/O port that informs the user that one or more of the building management requests cannot be carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Patrick Brisbine, Kevin M. Callahan, John Geffe
  • Publication number: 20220018565
    Abstract: A building management system includes a controller that is configured to provide a natural language interaction on a remote user interface via an I/O port and to receive one or more building management requests from one or more users as well as to ascertain whether the received one or more building management requests can be carried out by the building management system. The one or more building system components of the building are instructed to carry out the received one or more building management requests unless one or more building management requests cannot be carried out, in which case one or more natural language messages on the remote user interface via the I/O port that informs the user that one or more of the building management requests cannot be carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Brisbine, Kevin M. Callahan, John Geffe
  • Publication number: 20190390866
    Abstract: A building management system includes a controller that is configured to provide a natural language interaction on a remote user interface via an I/O port and to receive one or more building management requests from one or more users as well as to ascertain whether the received one or more building management requests can be carried out by the building management system. The one or more building system components of the building are instructed to carry out the received one or more building management requests unless one or more building management requests cannot be carried out, in which case one or more natural language messages on the remote user interface via the I/O port that informs the user that one or more of the building management requests cannot be carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Brisbine, Kevin M. Callahan, John Geffe
  • Publication number: 20190047735
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for heat sealing plastic packaging. In various embodiments, the disclosure provides a sealing system including a heater block with one or more coupling mechanisms for removable attachment to a silicone shoe. The silicone shoe includes a metal plate coated with or otherwise attached to a mineral-loaded silicone layer, which provides thermal conductivity. The sealing system can be attached to a conventional sealing assembly such that the silicone layer faces a direction toward lids over plastic packages. The silicone layer has a sealing surface which provides heat and pressure to the lids over the plastic packages thereby sealing the lids to the plastic packages. Due to the coupling mechanism, a degraded silicone shoe can be easily detached and replaced with a new silicone shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin M. Callahan, Steven Patrick Falk
  • Publication number: 20180307666
    Abstract: Unique device identifiers, point names, and an order of the point names may be specified in a tabular template. The tabular template may be processed such that the unique device identifiers may be converted into device addresses and executable code is output. The executable code may then be executed such that a summary screen may be displayed that includes a device name for the identified devices. Current parameter values that correspond to the point names may also be displayed in the specified order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Patrick Brisbine, Jeffrey M. Reeder, Kevin M. Callahan
  • Patent number: 4493860
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for coating the interior edge of an open ended container with an adhesive strip or band. An open rim of a container abuts a flat surface on an adhesive applicator head. A flowable adhesive passes radially outwardly and thence axially, between the inner container rim surface and a part of the head, to deposit a band of adhesive, such as a hot melt adhesive, on the container inner surface. The flat surface of the head functions both to position the container relative to the head and to form a seal to thus permit adhesive coating up to the edge of the open container end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1985
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventor: Kevin M. Callahan
  • Patent number: 4323168
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for dispensing trays one at a time from the bottom of a nested stack of flanged flexible trays are disclosed. The bottommost tray rests on two supports, thereby supporting the stack, and a rotating barb or the like compresses the bottommost tray lengthwise so that it can pass between the supports and fall free of the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1982
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventor: Kevin M. Callahan