Patents by Inventor Mark A. Hill
Mark A. Hill 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: 20240403614Abstract: A method can include providing, by one or more processors, a digital occupant assistant application for occupants of a commercial building and dynamically generating, by the one or more processors using a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model, data to present to an occupant via the digital occupant assistant application. The generative AI model can dynamically generate the data based on at least one of a prompt from the occupant provided via an input interface of the digital occupant assistant application or context relating to at least one of the occupant, the building, a space of the building, an event relating to the building, one or more other occupants, or building equipment or other assets of the building.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Vineet Binodshanker Sinha, James Young, Mark A. Hill, Elizabeth Anne Stana Reddick
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Patent number: 11060312Abstract: An underground networking tunnel may be installed at a data center construction site prior to completion of a data center being constructed at the data center construction site. Networking equipment in the underground networking tunnel may be configured and commissioned concurrently with construction of the data center. Also data center power and cooling systems may service the underground networking subsequent to construction of a data center above the underground networking tunnel.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Mark A. Hill, Gerard Joseph Banks
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Patent number: 8463492Abstract: A system for controlling air-conditioning in a vehicle includes an input, a sensor, a first offset module, and an evaporator temperature control module. The input receives an input temperature. The first sensor measures a first dewpoint temperature of air adjacent to a windshield of the vehicle. The first offset module generates a second dewpoint temperature based on the input temperature and generates a first offset based on the first and second dewpoint temperatures. The evaporator temperature control module generates a target evaporator temperature based on the first offset.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Chrysler Group LLCInventors: Mark A. Hill, Alfred Jeckel, Curt O'Donnell, Mark Bigler, Holgar Krah, Lance Tagliapietra
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Patent number: 8301335Abstract: A system for controlling air-conditioning of a vehicle includes an input, an offset generator module, and an evaporator temperature control module. The input receives an input temperature. The offset generator module receives a psychrometric parameter of air inside the vehicle and generates offsets based on the input temperature and the psychrometric parameter. The evaporator temperature control module generates a target evaporator temperature based on the offsets.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignees: Chrysler Group LLC, Daimler AGInventors: Mark A. Hill, Alfred Jeckel, Curt O'Donnell, Mark Bigler, Lance Tagliapietra
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Publication number: 20090299529Abstract: A system for controlling air-conditioning in a vehicle includes an input, a sensor, a first offset module, and an evaporator temperature control module. The input receives an input temperature. The first sensor measures a first dewpoint temperature of air adjacent to a windshield of the vehicle. The first offset module generates a second dewpoint temperature based on the input temperature and generates a first offset based on the first and second dewpoint temperatures. The evaporator temperature control module generates a target evaporator temperature based on the first offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Mark A. Hill, Alfred Jeckel, Curt O'Donnell, Mark Bigler, Holgar Krah, Lance Tagliapietra
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Publication number: 20090299533Abstract: A system for controlling air-conditioning of a vehicle includes an input, an offset generator module, and an evaporator temperature control module. The input receives an input temperature. The offset generator module receives a psychrometric parameter of air inside the vehicle and generates offsets based on the input temperature and the psychrometric parameter. The evaporator temperature control module generates a target evaporator temperature based on the offsets.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: Mark A. Hill, Alfred Jeckel, Curt O'Donnell, Mark Bigler, Lance Tagliapietra
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Publication number: 20080295535Abstract: A thermal management system for vehicles includes a refrigerant circuit containing at least one evaporator for providing conditioned air to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. A coolant circuit circulates coolant to cool an electric power source and high voltage electronics powered by the electric power source. A heat exchanger communicated with the refrigerant circuit and the coolant circuit transfers heat from the coolant to the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Kevin J. Robinet, Paul D. Netkowski, Randy P. Haas, Mark A. Hill
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Patent number: 5818347Abstract: An HVAC system is assigned a network identification for subsequent use within a communication network upon receipt of a formatted signal containing the network identification. The HVAC system stores the network identification in nonvolatile memory. The HVAC system also preferably stores a verification image of the communicated network identification so that any reading back of the network identification can be validated through comparison with the stored verification image.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 1995Date of Patent: October 6, 1998Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Robert P. Dolan, Thomas R. Phillips, Thomas L. DeWolf, Mark A. Hill
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Patent number: 5787027Abstract: HVAC control information is stored in a memory associated with a programmable processor in such a manner as to be recallable in a potentially high electrical noise environment. The HVAC control information is stored along with corresponding verification images in particular memory locations. The verification images for at least some of the HVAC control information have unique mathematical relationships with respect to the stored pieces of HVAC control information.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1997Date of Patent: July 28, 1998Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Robert P. Dolan, Thomas R. Phillips, Thomas L. DeWolf, Mark A. Hill
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Patent number: 5751948Abstract: HVAC control information is written in a particular manner to a memory associated with a programmable processor. The processor generates verification images of the information and stores the same along with the information in addressable memory locations. The stored information and its corresponding verification images is read back for verification as to having been correctly stored in addressable memory locations. A rewriting and rereading of the information and the respective verification images can occur up to a predetermined number of times if necessary to verify that the information and respective verification images have been correctly stored.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 1995Date of Patent: May 12, 1998Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Robert P. Dolan, Thomas R. Phillips, Thomas L. DeWolf, Mark A. Hill
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Patent number: 5460327Abstract: An electronically controlled thermostat has an emergency power configuration which only provides long term emergency power to a real time clock. All other components of the thermostat function only for a limited period of time following a power outage. Emergency power to the other components is monitored during power outage with appropriate action being taken to assure that control information has been stored in nonvolatile memory before emergency power deteriorates to a critical level.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1994Date of Patent: October 24, 1995Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Mark A. Hill, Laurie L. Werbowsky
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Patent number: D364824Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 1994Date of Patent: December 5, 1995Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Kimberly K. Warren, Peter G. Pierret, Mark A. Hill, Mark D. Dziersk