Patents by Inventor Michael Barson

Michael Barson 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: 20250148904
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for a self-testing fire sensing device are described herein. One device includes an adjustable particle generator and a variable airflow generator configured to generate an aerosol density level, an optical scatter chamber configured to measure a rate at which the aerosol density level decreases after the aerosol density level has been generated, and a controller configured to compare the measured rate at which the aerosol density level decreases with a baseline rate, and determine whether the self-testing fire sensing device requires maintenance based on the comparison of the measured rate at which the aerosol density level decreases and the baseline rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Scott Lang, Michael Barson, Benjamin Wolf, Christopher Dearden
  • Patent number: 12283175
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for monitoring an aerosol density level in a self-testing fire sensing device are described herein. One device includes an adjustable particle generator configured to generate aerosol, an optical scatter chamber configured to measure an aerosol density level of the aerosol, and a controller configured to compare the measured aerosol density level with a threshold aerosol density level and stop the adjustable particle generator from generating the aerosol responsive to the measured aerosol density level reaching and remaining at or above the threshold aerosol density level for a particular period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin H. Wolf, Christopher Dearden, Michael Barson
  • Publication number: 20250124781
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for an event sensing device are described herein. One device includes a variable airflow device and a controller configured to activate the variable airflow device to increase airflow into the event sensing device responsive to the event sensing device or a neighboring event sensing device detecting an unconfirmed fire, detect whether a fire is occurring using the increased airflow responsive to activating the variable airflow device, and report a confirmed fire responsive to detecting a fire occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Kamal Raja Ganesan, Barath Murugavel, Benjamin H. Wolf, Michael Barson, Sameer Tripathi
  • Publication number: 20250108243
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for calibration of a heating element in a fire sensing device are described herein. One device includes a heating element, a reservoir comprising liquid or wax, a variable airflow generator, and a controller configured to receive a characteristic of the heating element and apply a calibrated electrical heating input to the heating element based on the characteristic of the heating element. The heating element is configured to heat the liquid or wax to generate a particular amount of aerosol or gas responsive to the calibrated electrical heating input and the variable airflow generator is configured to move the particular amount of aerosol or gas through the fire sensing device and return the fire sensing device to a state prior to generating the particular amount of aerosol or gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Barson, Benjamin H. Wolf, Christopher Dearden
  • Patent number: 12260740
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for a self-testing fire sensing device are described herein. One device includes an adjustable particle generator and a variable airflow generator configured to generate an aerosol density level sufficient to trigger a fire response without saturating an optical scatter chamber and the optical scatter chamber configured to measure a rate at which the aerosol density level decreases after the aerosol density level has been generated, determine an airflow rate from an external environment through the optical scatter chamber based on the measured rate at which the aerosol density level decreases, and determine whether the self-testing fire sensing device is functioning properly based on the fire response and the determined airflow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Dearden, Michael Barson, Benjamin Wolf
  • Patent number: 12243411
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for monitoring a self-testing fire sensing device are described herein. One device includes a memory, and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to receive, from a self-testing fire sensing device, measurements of outputs of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) of the self-testing fire sensing device during operation of the self-testing fire sensing device, determine when a deviation in the measured outputs of the LEDs of the self-testing fire sensing device meets or exceeds a threshold deviation amount, determine an action to take on the self-testing fire sensing device upon determining the deviation in in the measured outputs of the LEDs meets or exceeds the threshold deviation amount, and send a notification of the determined action to take on the self-testing fire sensing device to an additional computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin H. Wolf, Michael Barson, Christopher Dearden
  • Patent number: 12211369
    Abstract: Multi-mode operation of fire alarm devices is described herein. One device includes a self-test component, an alarm component, and a power supply configured to operate in a first mode to provide power to the self-test component and operate in a second mode to provide power to the alarm component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Barson, Udayakumar Jayachandran, Marcel Streit, Alexander Friesen
  • Publication number: 20250022361
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for monitoring an aerosol density level in a self-testing fire sensing device are described herein. One device includes an adjustable particle generator configured to generate aerosol, an optical scatter chamber configured to measure an aerosol density level of the aerosol, and a controller configured to compare the measured aerosol density level with a threshold aerosol density level and stop the adjustable particle generator from generating the aerosol responsive to the measured aerosol density level reaching and remaining at or above the threshold aerosol density level for a particular period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Benjamin H. Wolf, Christopher Dearden, Michael Barson
  • Patent number: 12198532
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for a self-testing fire sensing device are described herein. One device includes an adjustable particle generator and a variable airflow generator configured to generate an aerosol density level, an optical scatter chamber configured to measure a rate at which the aerosol density level decreases after the aerosol density level has been generated, and a controller configured to compare the measured rate at which the aerosol density level decreases with a baseline rate, and determine whether the self-testing fire sensing device requires maintenance based on the comparison of the measured rate at which the aerosol density level decreases and the baseline rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Lang, Michael Barson, Benjamin Wolf, Christopher Dearden
  • Publication number: 20250006040
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for monitoring a self-testing fire sensing device are described herein. One device includes a memory, and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to receive, from a self-testing fire sensing device, measurements of outputs of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) of the self-testing fire sensing device during operation of the self-testing fire sensing device, determine when a deviation in the measured outputs of the LEDs of the self-testing fire sensing device meets or exceeds a threshold deviation amount, determine an action to take on the self-testing fire sensing device upon determining the deviation in in the measured outputs of the LEDs meets or exceeds the threshold deviation amount, and send a notification of the determined action to take on the self-testing fire sensing device to an additional computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Benjamin H. Wolf, Michael Barson, Christopher Dearden
  • Publication number: 20240404383
    Abstract: A fire sensing device is described herein. One fire sensing device includes a first transmitter light-emitting diode (LED) configured to emit a first light, a second transmitter LED configured to emit a second light, a controller configured to command the first transmitter LED to cease emitting the first light and the second transmitter LED to start emitting the second light, and a photodiode configured to detect the first light and the second light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin H. Wolf, Daniel D. Ascough, Michael Barson, Christopher Dearden
  • Publication number: 20240395129
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for generating an event device optimization analysis in an event system are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include a computing device comprising a memory and a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory to receive building system information from a plurality of event devices of the event system in a facility, generate an event device optimization analysis via a machine-learning model using the building system information from the plurality of event devices, and cause the event device optimization analysis to be displayed via a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin H. Wolf, Ronald Blewanus, Michael Barson
  • Publication number: 20240346917
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems of a self-testing duct environment detector are described herein. One self-testing duct environment detector system includes a first portion to be mounted outside of a duct, the first portion having a detector housing with a space therein, the space having a detector with a sensing chamber and a self-testing sensing apparatus therein, wherein the self-testing sensing apparatus determines whether airflow through the detector housing is above a threshold and a second portion and third portion each configured to extend into the duct, wherein the second portion has at least one inlet aperture formed therein and wherein the third portion has at least on outlet aperture therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Barson, Scott Lang, Christopher Dearden, Benjamin H. Wolf
  • Publication number: 20240273998
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for self-testing event devices of a building alarm system are described herein. One self-test alarm system device having a self-testing capability includes a first independent power source connected to a detector module and a second independent power source connected to a self-test module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Barson, Benjamin H. Wolf, Christopher Dearden
  • Publication number: 20240273662
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for validating an event response in an event system are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include a mobile device comprising a memory and a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory to connect to an event device in response to an event occurring associated with the event device, determine an amount of time taken between when the event was initiated and when the mobile device connected to the event device, and transmit, to a remote computing device, a user profile associated with the mobile device and the amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin H. Wolf, Matthieu Dubocquet, Michael Barson, Christopher Dearden
  • Publication number: 20240242595
    Abstract: Multi-mode operation of fire alarm devices is described herein. One device includes a self-test component, an alarm component, and a power supply configured to operate in a first mode to provide power to the self-test component and operate in a second mode to provide power to the alarm component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Barson, Udayakumar Jayachandran, Marcel Streit, Alexander Friesen
  • Patent number: 11990022
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems of a self-testing duct environment detector are described herein. One self-testing duct environment detector system includes a first portion to be mounted outside of a duct, the first portion having a detector housing with a space therein, the space having a detector with a sensing chamber and a self-testing sensing apparatus therein, wherein the self-testing sensing apparatus determines whether airflow through the detector housing is above a threshold and a second portion and third portion each configured to extend into the duct, wherein the second portion has at least one inlet aperture formed therein and wherein the third portion has at least on outlet aperture therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Barson, Scott Lang, Christopher Dearden, Benjamin H. Wolf
  • Publication number: 20240159410
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for detecting airflow and temperature conditions of a fire sensing device are described herein. One device includes an airflow sensor and a controller configured to receive a measurement from the airflow sensor, compare the measurement to a baseline range, and transmit a message responsive to the measurement being outside of the baseline range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Kamal Raja Ganesan, K Ganesh, Vardhaman Babu Jarale, Benjamin H. Wolf, Michael Barson
  • Publication number: 20240053243
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for providing an aspirating smoke detector device with test module are described herein. One aspirating smoke detector particulate or gas generation module includes a housing having a test particulate or gas generation chamber formed therein and wherein the test particulate or gas generation chamber has an inlet connection to a first pipe of an aspirating smoke detector pipe network and an outlet connection to a second pipe of an aspirating smoke detector pipe network and a test particulate or gas release apparatus that introduces a predetermined amount of test particulate or gas into the test particulate or gas generation chamber so that after it travels through a portion of the aspirating smoke detector a measured amount can be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin H. Wolf, Christopher Dearden, Michael Barson
  • Publication number: 20240038054
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for a self-testing fire sensing device are described herein. One device includes an adjustable particle generator and a variable airflow generator configured to generate an aerosol density level sufficient to trigger a fire response without saturating an optical scatter chamber and the optical scatter chamber configured to measure a rate at which the aerosol density level decreases after the aerosol density level has been generated, determine an airflow rate from an external environment through the optical scatter chamber based on the measured rate at which the aerosol density level decreases, and determine whether the self-testing fire sensing device is functioning properly based on the fire response and the determined airflow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Dearden, Michael Barson, Benjamin Wolf