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).

  • Publication number: 20240403614
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Vineet Binodshanker Sinha, James Young, Mark A. Hill, Elizabeth Anne Stana Reddick
  • Patent number: 11060312
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Hill, Gerard Joseph Banks
  • Patent number: 8463492
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Hill, Alfred Jeckel, Curt O'Donnell, Mark Bigler, Holgar Krah, Lance Tagliapietra
  • Patent number: 8301335
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignees: Chrysler Group LLC, Daimler AG
    Inventors: Mark A. Hill, Alfred Jeckel, Curt O'Donnell, Mark Bigler, Lance Tagliapietra
  • Publication number: 20090299529
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Mark A. Hill, Alfred Jeckel, Curt O'Donnell, Mark Bigler, Holgar Krah, Lance Tagliapietra
  • Publication number: 20090299533
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Mark A. Hill, Alfred Jeckel, Curt O'Donnell, Mark Bigler, Lance Tagliapietra
  • Publication number: 20080295535
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Kevin J. Robinet, Paul D. Netkowski, Randy P. Haas, Mark A. Hill
  • Patent number: 5818347
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Robert P. Dolan, Thomas R. Phillips, Thomas L. DeWolf, Mark A. Hill
  • Patent number: 5787027
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Robert P. Dolan, Thomas R. Phillips, Thomas L. DeWolf, Mark A. Hill
  • Patent number: 5751948
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Robert P. Dolan, Thomas R. Phillips, Thomas L. DeWolf, Mark A. Hill
  • Patent number: 5460327
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Hill, Laurie L. Werbowsky
  • Patent number: D364824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Kimberly K. Warren, Peter G. Pierret, Mark A. Hill, Mark D. Dziersk