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).

  • Patent number: 11899723
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Trent Mark Swanson, Richard J. Campero, Justin J. Ploegert, Dominick J. O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto
  • Publication number: 20230400825
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Trent Mark Swanson
  • Publication number: 20230350362
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Dominick James O’Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Trent Mark Swanson
  • Patent number: 11796974
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Trent Mark Swanson
  • Publication number: 20230273922
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Rajiv Ramanasankaran, Ambuj Shatdal, Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Miguel Galvez, Trent Mark Swanson
  • Patent number: 11704311
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Rajiv Ramanasankaran, Ambuj Shatdal, Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Miguel Galvez, Trent Mark Swanson
  • Publication number: 20230185983
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Rajiv Ramanasankaran, Young M. Lee, Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Trent Mark Swanson
  • Publication number: 20230152764
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Trent Mark Swanson
  • Publication number: 20230152765
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Dominick James O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto, Trent Mark Swanson
  • Publication number: 20220405327
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Trent Mark Swanson, Richard J. Campero, Justin J. Ploegert, Dominick J. O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto
  • Publication number: 20220405668
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Trent Mark Swanson, Richard J. Campero, Justin J. Ploegert, Dominick J. O'Dierno, Brian Scott Otto
  • Patent number: 9677318
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: David Rosales, Michael Wittelsbuerger, Stepan Hanke, Linda Loeffler, Mark Swanson
  • Patent number: 9517916
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: REELEX Packaging Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Swanson, Eric Nelson
  • Publication number: 20160052376
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: David Rosales, Michael Wittelsbuerger, Stepan Hanke, Linda Loeffler, Mark Swanson
  • Publication number: 20150360904
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: REELEX Packaging Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Swanson, Eric Nelson
  • Patent number: 9156064
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Klaus L. Koehler, Gary Tragesser, Mark Swanson
  • Patent number: 9061777
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: REELEX PACKAGING SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Frank W. Kotzur, Mark Swanson, David C. Gamble, Eric R. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20140208700
    Abstract: 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 des
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: David Gamble, Mark Swanson, Eric Nelson, Timothy Copp
  • Publication number: 20140075883
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: REELEX Packaging Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank W. KOTZUR, Mark Swanson, David C. Gamble, Eric R. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20140077469
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: REELEX Packaging Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank W. KOTZUR, Mark SWANSON, David C. GAMBLE, Eric R. NELSON