Patents by Inventor Leisha Rotering

Leisha Rotering 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).

  • Publication number: 20070225868
    Abstract: A controller equipped with a controller interface configured to accept one or more input parameters is disclosed, including methods for programming such devices. An illustrative controller interface may include a number of knobs, slides, buttons, or other input means for setting various set-points within the controller that can be used to control one or more HVAC system components of a building or structure. The input parameters may correspond directly to physical parameters of the building or structure being regulated, allowing the user to program the controller without having an extensive knowledge of HVAC systems or their operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Brad Terlson, Charles Bartlett, Leisha Rotering
  • Publication number: 20060158051
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for meeting a fresh air ventilation threshold in a controlled space. In particular, and in some embodiments, a minimum ventilation threshold is met by using normal air handler fan cycles to minimize the energy cost of supplying the ventilation. Prediction methods may be employed to determine whether the air handler and damper need to be activated to meet a minimum ventilation threshold, even when the HVAC system is not currently calling for normal air handler fan cycles. In some cases, the past history of air handler fan run cycles is used to determine whether a fan should be operated now to provide additional fresh air ventilation. Alternatively, or in addition, predictions of future air handler cycles are used to determine whether a fan should be operated now to provide additional fresh air ventilation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Charles Bartlett, Stephen Kemp, Leisha Rotering
  • Publication number: 20060004492
    Abstract: A controller equipped with a controller interface configured to accept one or more input parameters is disclosed, including methods for programming such devices. An illustrative controller interface may include a number of knobs, slides, buttons, or other input means for setting various set-points within the controller that can be used to control one or more HVAC system components of a building or structure. The input parameters may correspond directly to physical parameters of the building or structure being regulated, allowing the user to program the controller without having an extensive knowledge of HVAC systems or their operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Brad Terlson, Charles Bartlett, Leisha Rotering
  • Publication number: 20050156052
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for meeting a fresh air ventilation threshold in a controlled space. In particular, and in some embodiments, a minimum ventilation threshold is met by using normal air handler fan cycles to minimize the energy cost of supplying the ventilation. Prediction methods may be employed to determine whether the air handler and damper need to be activated to meet a minimum ventilation threshold, even when the HVAC system is not currently calling for normal air handler fan cycles. In some cases, the past history of air handler fan run cycles is used to determine whether a fan should be operated now to provide additional fresh air ventilation. Alternatively, or in addition, predictions of future air handler cycles are used to determine whether a fan should be operated now to provide additional fresh air ventilation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Charles Bartlett, Stephen Kemp, Leisha Rotering
  • Patent number: 6010113
    Abstract: A baffle system for control of fluid delivery using manual or automatic control. The fluid supply bore is controllably occluded using a plurality of individual baffle elements. Each of the individual baffle elements is secured at two places.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Honeywell, Inc.
    Inventor: Leisha Rotering