Patents by Inventor Madhuka M. Jayarathne

Madhuka M. Jayarathne 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: 20230235922
    Abstract: A furnace for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a fuel valve configured to regulate an amount of fuel supplied to a burner of the furnace, a draft inducer blower configured to draw an air flow into the burner, and a controller configured to determine a target operating parameter value of the furnace, determine an air to fuel ratio corresponding to the target operating parameter value, and control operation of the fuel valve, the draft inducer blower, or both based on the air to fuel ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew M. Boyd, Madhuka M. Jayarathne, Rakesh Mathew, Rohan Bhuse
  • Patent number: 11473797
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a headless thermostat device and an adapter unit. The headless thermostat device includes one or more circuits configured to receive a control input from a user device via a local wireless network and generate a control signal for HVAC equipment based on the control input. The adapter unit includes one or more circuit configured to receive the control signal from the headless thermostat device via the local wireless network and provide the control signal to the HVAC equipment for operation of the HVAC equipment in accordance with the control input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Vineet Sinha, Yingchun Xu, Patrick W. Mulcahy, August Lu, Bing Mao, Karl F. Reichenberger, Theresa N. Gillette, Andrew M. Boyd, Thomas D. Chase, Madhuka M. Jayarathne
  • Publication number: 20220163236
    Abstract: A condensate drain system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a heat exchanger having a plurality of tubes configured to receive ambient air and fluidly coupled to a drain via a conduit, a valve positioned along the conduit between the plurality of tubes and the drain, where the valve is configured to enable a flow of condensate from within the plurality of tubes toward the drain in an open position and the block the flow in a closed position, and a controller configured to adjust a position of the valve based on feedback indicative of an operational state of the HVAC system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Madhuka M. Jayarathne
  • Patent number: 11236762
    Abstract: A centrifugal blower has a first housing section and a second housing section separated by a width of the centrifugal blower. The centrifugal blower also has an intake port extending through the first housing section and the second housing section along the width, and an outlet port formed by the first housing section and the second housing section. A dimension of the width continuously decreases as the outlet port is approached along a length of the centrifugal blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Madhuka M. Jayarathne, Hongdan Wang, Roy R. Crawford, Robert E. Cabrera, Paul J. Lucas
  • Patent number: 11209187
    Abstract: A condensate drain system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a heat exchanger having a plurality of tubes configured to receive ambient air and fluidly coupled to a drain via a conduit, a valve positioned along the conduit between the plurality of tubes and the drain, where the valve is configured to enable a flow of condensate from within the plurality of tubes toward the drain in an open position and the block the flow in a closed position, and a controller configured to adjust a position of the valve based on feedback indicative of an operational state of the HVAC system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventor: Madhuka M. Jayarathne
  • Patent number: 10921016
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control box configured to connect to heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. The control box includes an outer housing and a divider wall located within the outer housing that separates a high voltage section of the control box and a low voltage section of the control box. The control box also includes a controller disposed within the low voltage section and first wiring extending from the controller to the HVAC equipment via a first passage formed in the outer housing. Additionally, the control box includes second wiring extending between the low voltage section and the high voltage section via a second passage formed in the divider wall. Furthermore, the control box includes a cover configured to engage the outer housing to cover the low voltage section while exposing the high voltage section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Madhuka M. Jayarathne, Robert E. Cabrera, Daniel W. Davis, II
  • Publication number: 20200340494
    Abstract: A centrifugal blower has a first housing section and a second housing section separated by a width of the centrifugal blower. The centrifugal blower also has an intake port extending through the first housing section and the second housing section along the width, and an outlet port formed by the first housing section and the second housing section. A dimension of the width continuously decreases as the outlet port is approached along a length of the centrifugal blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Madhuka M. Jayarathne, Hongdan Wang, Roy R. Crawford, Robert E. Cabrera, Paul J. Lucas
  • Publication number: 20200271354
    Abstract: A condensate drain system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a heat exchanger having a plurality of tubes configured to receive ambient air and fluidly coupled to a drain via a conduit, a valve positioned along the conduit between the plurality of tubes and the drain, where the valve is configured to enable a flow of condensate from within the plurality of tubes toward the drain in an open position and the block the flow in a closed position, and a controller configured to adjust a position of the valve based on feedback indicative of an operational state of the HVAC system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: Madhuka M. Jayarathne
  • Publication number: 20200208868
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control box configured to connect to heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. The control box includes an outer housing and a divider wall located within the outer housing that separates a high voltage section of the control box and a low voltage section of the control box. The control box also includes a controller disposed within the low voltage section and first wiring extending from the controller to the HVAC equipment via a first passage formed in the outer housing. Additionally, the control box includes second wiring extending between the low voltage section and the high voltage section via a second passage formed in the divider wall. Furthermore, the control box includes a cover configured to engage the outer housing to cover the low voltage section while exposing the high voltage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Madhuka M. Jayarathne, Robert E. Cabrera, Daniel W. Davis, II
  • Publication number: 20200149764
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a headless thermostat device and an adapter unit. The headless thermostat device includes one or more circuits configured to receive a control input from a user device via a local wireless network and generate a control signal for HVAC equipment based on the control input. The adapter unit includes one or more circuit configured to receive the control signal from the headless thermostat device via the local wireless network and provide the control signal to the HVAC equipment for operation of the HVAC equipment in accordance with the control input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Vineet Sinha, Yingchun Xu, Patrick W. Mulcahy, August Lu, Bing Mao, Karl F. Reichenberger, Theresa N. Gillette, Andrew M. Boyd, Thomas D. Chase, Madhuka M. Jayarathne