Patents by Inventor Mark Swanson
Mark Swanson 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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Patent number: 11899723Abstract: One implementation of the present disclosure is a building system of a building including one or more memory devices having instructions stored thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive a selection including a context and a twin function and generate an operation to monitor a building graph based on the context, the operation identifying whether one or more new events are added to the building graph, the one or more new events affecting a processing result. The instructions cause the one or more processors to cause the twin function to execute responsive to identifying the one or more new events added to the building graph that affect the processing result, execute the twin function based on the one or more new events and the context to generate the processing result.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLPInventors: Trent Mark Swanson, Richard J. Campero, Justin J. Ploegert, Dominick J. O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto
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Publication number: 20230400825Abstract: A building system includes one or more memory devices comprising instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform one or more first operations based on a digital twin of a building. The instructions cause the one or more processors to update a schema of the digital twin by adding a property or tag to an entity class of the schema, add, based on the schema, one or more data elements representing the property or tag to the digital twin, the one or more data elements related to an entity of the entity class, and perform one or more second operations based on the one or more data elements representing the property or tag.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Trent Mark Swanson
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Publication number: 20230350362Abstract: A building system includes one or more memory devices comprising instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform one or more first operations based on a digital twin of a building. The instructions cause the one or more processors to update a schema of the digital twin by adding a property or tag to an entity class of the schema, add, based on the schema, one or more data elements representing the property or tag to the digital twin, the one or more data elements related to an entity of the entity class, and perform one or more second operations based on the one or more data elements representing the property or tag.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Dominick James O’Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Trent Mark Swanson
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Patent number: 11796974Abstract: A building system includes one or more memory devices comprising instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform one or more first operations based on a digital twin of a building. The instructions cause the one or more processors to update a schema of the digital twin by adding a property or tag to an entity class of the schema, add, based on the schema, one or more data elements representing the property or tag to the digital twin, the one or more data elements related to an entity of the entity class, and perform one or more second operations based on the one or more data elements representing the property or tag.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLPInventors: Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Trent Mark Swanson
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Publication number: 20230273922Abstract: A method including receiving, by one or more processing circuits, building data, generating, by the one or more processing circuits, a first digital twin based on the building data, wherein a first system stores the first digital twin and a second system stores a second digital twin generated based on the building data, where the first digital twin includes a relationship that forms a connection between the first digital twin and the second digital twin by linking a first entity of the first entities of the first digital twin and a second entity of the second entities of the second digital twin, and performing, by the one or more processing circuits, one or more operations based on at least one of the first digital twin, the second digital twin, or the relationship that forms the connection between the first digital twin and the second digital twin.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Rajiv Ramanasankaran, Ambuj Shatdal, Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Miguel Galvez, Trent Mark Swanson
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Patent number: 11704311Abstract: A method including receiving, by one or more processing circuits, building data, generating, by the one or more processing circuits, a first digital twin based on the building data, wherein a first system stores the first digital twin and a second system stores a second digital twin generated based on the building data, where the first digital twin includes a relationship that forms a connection between the first digital twin and the second digital twin by linking a first entity of the first entities of the first digital twin and a second entity of the second entities of the second digital twin, and performing, by the one or more processing circuits, one or more operations based on at least one of the first digital twin, the second digital twin, or the relationship that forms the connection between the first digital twin and the second digital twin.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLPInventors: Rajiv Ramanasankaran, Ambuj Shatdal, Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Miguel Galvez, Trent Mark Swanson
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Publication number: 20230185983Abstract: A building system of a building operates to receive an indication to generate a digital twin and identify one or more lower level digital twins that depend from the digital twin based on a hierarchy of digital twins, wherein the digital twin includes one or more first operational capabilities and the one or more lower level digital twins include one or more second operational capabilities. The building system operates to cause the digital twin to inherit the one or more second operational capabilities from the one or more lower level digital twins and execute the digital twin causing the one or more first operational capabilities and the one or more second operational capabilities to be performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Rajiv Ramanasankaran, Young M. Lee, Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Trent Mark Swanson
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Publication number: 20230152764Abstract: A building system includes one or more memory devices comprising instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform one or more first operations based on a digital twin of a building. The instructions cause the one or more processors to update a schema of the digital twin by adding a property or tag to an entity class of the schema, add, based on the schema, one or more data elements representing the property or tag to the digital twin, the one or more data elements related to an entity of the entity class, and perform one or more second operations based on the one or more data elements representing the property or tag.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Trent Mark Swanson
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Publication number: 20230152765Abstract: A building system includes one or more memory devices comprising instructions thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform one or more first operations based on a digital twin of a building to derive a state for an entity of the digital twin. The instructions cause the one or more processors to update a schema of the digital twin by adding a state type of the state to an entity class of the schema, add, based on the schema, one or more data elements representing the state to the digital twin, the one or more data elements related to the entity of the entity class, and perform one or more second operations based on the one or more data elements representing the state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Trent Mark Swanson
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Publication number: 20220405327Abstract: One implementation of the present disclosure is a building system of a building including one or more memory devices having instructions stored thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive a selection including a context and a twin function and generate an operation to monitor a building graph based on the context, the operation identifying whether one or more new events are added to the building graph, the one or more new events affecting a processing result. The instructions cause the one or more processors to cause the twin function to execute responsive to identifying the one or more new events added to the building graph that affect the processing result, execute the twin function based on the one or more new events and the context to generate the processing result.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Trent Mark Swanson, Richard J. Campero, Justin J. Ploegert, Dominick J. O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto
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Publication number: 20220405668Abstract: One implementation of the present disclosure is a building system of a building including one or more memory devices having instructions stored thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive a query from a requesting system, the query including one or more query parameters and a context, the context indicating one or more purposes for the query including the one or more query parameters. The instructions cause the one or more processors to retrieve, based on the one or more query parameters, first data of the building system from a data storage system, identify, based on the context, one or more processing operations to perform to generate a processing result with the first data, perform the one or more processing operations with the first data to generate second data, and provide a response to the requesting system with the second data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Trent Mark Swanson, Richard J. Campero, Justin J. Ploegert, Dominick J. O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto
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Patent number: 9677318Abstract: The invention is directed to a hatch arrangement for a motor vehicle, the hatch arrangement having a hatch leaf movable between an open hatch position and a closed hatch position, and a cinching catch for engaging a cinching striker of the motor vehicle, which cinching catch is movably coupled to the hatch leaf, and a hatch drive arrangement for moving the hatch leaf. The hatch drive arrangement is coupled with the cinching catch for moving the cinching catch. The invention is also directed to a hatch drive arrangement for such a hatch arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. KGInventors: David Rosales, Michael Wittelsbuerger, Stepan Hanke, Linda Loeffler, Mark Swanson
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Patent number: 9517916Abstract: A mandrel for the winding of wire includes a central element and segments radially extending about and respectively coupled to the central element by rotatable arms that permit the segments to assume a collapsed position and an extended position Inner surfaces of the segments define slots in which ends of the arms extend. One segment also defines a radially extending groove on an outer surface of that segment which intersects with the slot of that segment to define an opening through the segment. A resilient pad is fixed in the slot of that segment and has a face located at the opening and adjacent a surface of an arm coupling that segment to the central element. A wire is threaded into the opening and held in place when the arms are rotated to cause the segments to assume the extended position. Methods using the mandrel are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: REELEX Packaging Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Mark Swanson, Eric Nelson
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Publication number: 20160052376Abstract: The invention is directed to a hatch arrangement for a motor vehicle, the hatch arrangement having a hatch leaf movable between an open hatch position and a closed hatch position, and a cinching catch for engaging a cinching striker of the motor vehicle, which cinching catch is movably coupled to the hatch leaf, and a hatch drive arrangement for moving the hatch leaf. The hatch drive arrangement is coupled with the cinching catch for moving the cinching catch. The invention is also directed to a hatch drive arrangement for such a hatch arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: David Rosales, Michael Wittelsbuerger, Stepan Hanke, Linda Loeffler, Mark Swanson
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Publication number: 20150360904Abstract: A mandrel for the winding of wire includes a central element and segments radially extending about and respectively coupled to the central element by rotatable arms that permit the segments to assume a collapsed position and an extended position Inner surfaces of the segments define slots in which ends of the arms extend. One segment also defines a radially extending groove on an outer surface of that segment which intersects with the slot of that segment to define an opening through the segment. A resilient pad is fixed in the slot of that segment and has a face located at the opening and adjacent a surface of an arm coupling that segment to the central element. A wire is threaded into the opening and held in place when the arms are rotated to cause the segments to assume the extended position. Methods using the mandrel are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2014Publication date: December 17, 2015Applicant: REELEX Packaging Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Mark Swanson, Eric Nelson
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Patent number: 9156064Abstract: An apparatus and method for sorting plant material based on the presence or absence of a visual marker on the plant material. The visible marker may be a visible genetic color marker in the corn seed which is used in double haploid breeding. The absence or presence of the visible marker identifies correctly pollinated seeds as well as putative haploid seeds.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Klaus L. Koehler, Gary Tragesser, Mark Swanson
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Patent number: 9061777Abstract: A trolley for moving heavy objects such as wire coils from a machine to a container at a packaging table is provided. The trolley includes spring-loaded spaced arms movably mounted for vertical height adjustment so that the arms are just below the coil when it is on the machine and rotational movement to separate the spaced arms with the spaced arms retaining the heavy object during movement of the trolley apparatus, and locking arms engaging the spaced arms during movement of the trolley apparatus to prevent separation thereof. The spring-loaded arms permit the heavy object to be manually pushed downward therebetween, thereby forcing the arms apart enabling the object to fall from the trolley into a container on a packaging table. The table includes a platform for supporting the container, a motor for raising/lowering the platform, and a mechanism for retaining the container and aiding its alignment with the coil.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: REELEX PACKAGING SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Frank W. Kotzur, Mark Swanson, David C. Gamble, Eric R. Nelson
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Publication number: 20140208700Abstract: Heat isolation apparatus for capturing a specific area of heat-shrinkable plastic film used for packaging objects suitable for packaging as a heat-shrinkable package to prevent heat from reaching a specific area of the heat-shrinkable plastic film; a slotted track for transporting the heat-shrinkable plastic film and object to be packaged throughout the heat isolation apparatus; means for inserting the heat-shrinkable plastic film in an area of the heat isolation apparatus for capturing a portion of the heat-shrinkable plastic film that forms a designated area removed from the application of heat; means for propelling the heat-shrinkable plastic film and object to be packaged through the heat isolation apparatus; heat tunnel means for applying heat to the heat-shrinkable plastic film surrounding the object to be packaged and not to the plastic film captured by the apparatus; the means for propelling moving the object and heat-shrinkable plastic film to the heat tunnel; and means for securely capturing the desType: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Inventors: David Gamble, Mark Swanson, Eric Nelson, Timothy Copp
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Publication number: 20140075883Abstract: A trolley for moving heavy objects such as wire coils from a machine to a container at a packaging table is provided. The trolley includes spring-loaded spaced arms movably mounted for vertical height adjustment so that the arms are just below the coil when it is on the machine and rotational movement to separate the spaced arms with the spaced arms retaining the heavy object during movement of the trolley apparatus, and locking arms engaging the spaced arms during movement of the trolley apparatus to prevent separation thereof. The spring-loaded arms permit the heavy object to be manually pushed downward therebetween, thereby forcing the arms apart enabling the object to fall from the trolley into a container on a packaging table. The table includes a platform for supporting the container, a motor for raising/lowering the platform, and a mechanism for retaining the container and aiding its alignment with the coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: REELEX Packaging Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Frank W. KOTZUR, Mark Swanson, David C. Gamble, Eric R. Nelson
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Publication number: 20140077469Abstract: A trolley for moving heavy objects such as wire coils from a machine to a container at a packaging table is provided. The trolley includes spring-loaded spaced arms movably mounted for vertical height adjustment so that the arms are just below the coil when it is on the machine and rotational movement to separate the spaced arms with the spaced arms retaining the heavy object during movement of the trolley apparatus, and locking arms engaging the spaced arms during movement of the trolley apparatus to prevent separation thereof. The spring-loaded arms permit the heavy object to be manually pushed downward therebetween, thereby forcing the arms apart enabling the object to fall from the trolley into a container on a packaging table. The table includes a platform for supporting the container, a motor for raising/lowering the platform, and a mechanism for retaining the container and aiding its alignment with the coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: REELEX Packaging Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Frank W. KOTZUR, Mark SWANSON, David C. GAMBLE, Eric R. NELSON