Patents by Inventor Michael Hediger

Michael Hediger 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: 20250146691
    Abstract: A system and method of detecting positions of HVAC automation devices of an HVAC system with respect to an HVAC information plan representing the HVAC system are described. For each HVAC automation device, separation distances between the respective HVAC automation device and multiple other HVAC automation devices and/or a mobile device are measured using antenna transmission and reception distance measuring. Separation distance data is generated. For each HVAC automation device, a position in the HVAC information plan is identified based on the separation distance data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Alexander EGLI, Michael HEDIGER, Benedikt OSTERMAIER, Jan-Hinrich HAUER
  • Publication number: 20230324067
    Abstract: A flow control device for an HVAC fluid transportation system includes a sensor module and a logic module. The sensor module includes a flow measurement system to be connected with a flow tube and measures a volumetric flow of a fluid through the flow tube. The sensor module further includes a first electronic circuit connected electrically to the flow measurement system. The logic module is connected to the sensor module and includes a control signal output terminal and a second electronic circuit connected to the first electronic circuit. The second electronic circuit generates and applies on the control signal output terminal an actuator control signal, using the volumetric flow of the fluid measured by the flow measurement system, for an actuator, arranged outside the flow tube of the flow control device, to actuate a valve of the HVAC fluid transportation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: BELIMO HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Philip HOLOCH, Daniel HAUSER, Benjamin SCHOENENBERGER, Pasquale WINTSCH, Michael HEDIGER, Silvio GROGG, Peter SCHMIDLIN
  • Patent number: 11725842
    Abstract: A flow control device (1) for an HVAC fluid transportation system comprises a flow tube (10) formed in one piece, a flow measurement system (11) integrated with the flow tube (10) and configured to measure a volumetric flow of fluid (?) through the flow tube (10), and an electronic circuit (12) arranged in a fixed fashion on the flow tube (10) and connected electrically to the flow measurement system (11). The flow control device (1) further comprises a control signal output terminal (13) attached to the flow tube (10) and connected to the electronic circuit (12). The electronic circuit (12) is configured to generate and apply on the control signal output terminal (13) an actuator control signal, using the volumetric flow of fluid (?) measured by the flow measurement system (11), for an actuator actuating a valve of the HVAC fluid transportation system (2) arranged outside the flow tube (10) of the flow control device (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: BELIMO HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Philip Holoch, Daniel Hauser, Benjamin Schönenberger, Pasquale Wintsch, Michael Hediger, Silvio Grogg, Peter Schmidlin
  • Patent number: 11391483
    Abstract: HVAC system for a building with a control, including a model containing representations of HVAC devices and control devices, assignments between the representations of HVAC devices and control devices, and representations of fluid control devices and sensor devices. A configuring section can: cause one of several fluid control devices to vary a fluid control parameter; determine a variation of a sensor parameter at one of several sensor devices caused by variation of the fluid control parameter; compare the determined sensor device with the model to detect the representation of sensor device(s) corresponding to the sensor device determined; assign the sensor device determined to one of the control devices corresponding to a representation of control devices assigned to the representation of the sensor device corresponding to the sensor device determined and/or assigned to the representation of the fluid control device for which the fluid control parameter has been varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: BELIMO HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Michael Hediger, Peter Schmidlin, Benedikt Ostermaier, Jan-Hinrich Hauer
  • Publication number: 20210048214
    Abstract: HVAC System for a unit with a first zone (A) and a second zone (B, C, D) comprising: a first actuator (1) configured to change a physical variable in the first zone (A); a second actuator (2) configured to change the physical variable in the second zone (B, C, D); a sensor (3) configured to measure a value of the physical variable in the first zone (A); a user input apparatus (4) for receiving user input for the second zone (B, C, D); a control apparatus (5) configured to control the first actuator (1) on the basis of the value measured by the sensor (3) and configured to control the second actuator (2) on the basis of the configuration of the first zone (A) and on the basis of the user input for the second zone (B, C, D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: BELIMO HOLDING SA
    Inventors: Michael HEDIGER, Alexander EGLI
  • Publication number: 20200400341
    Abstract: A flow control device (1) for an HVAC fluid transportation system comprises a flow tube (10) formed in one piece, a flow measurement system (11) integrated with the flow tube (10) and configured to measure a volumetric flow of fluid (?) through the flow tube (10), and an electronic circuit (12) arranged in a fixed fashion on the flow tube (10) and connected electrically to the flow measurement system (11). The flow control device (1) further comprises a control signal output terminal (13) attached to the flow tube (10) and connected to the electronic circuit (12). The electronic circuit (12) is configured to generate and apply on the control signal output terminal (13) an actuator control signal, using the volumetric flow of fluid (?) measured by the flow measurement system (11), for an actuator actuating a valve of the HVAC fluid transportation system (2) arranged outside the flow tube (10) of the flow control device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: BELIMO HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Philip HOLOCH, Daniel HAUSER, Benjamin SCHĂ–NENBERGER, Pasquale WINTSCH, Michael HEDIGER, Silvio GROGG, Peter SCHMIDLIN
  • Publication number: 20200208866
    Abstract: HVAC system for a building with a control, including a model containing representations of HVAC devices and control devices, assignments between the representations of HVAC devices and control devices, and representations of fluid control devices and sensor devices. A configuring section can: cause one of several fluid control devices to vary a fluid control parameter; determine a variation of a sensor parameter at one of several sensor devices caused by variation of the fluid control parameter; compare the determined sensor device with the model to detect the representation of sensor device(s) corresponding to the sensor device determined; assign the sensor device determined to one of the control devices corresponding to a representation of control devices assigned to the representation of the sensor device corresponding to the sensor device determined and/or assigned to the representation of the fluid control device for which the fluid control parameter has been varied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Hediger, Peter Schmidlin, Benedikt Ostermaier, Jan-Hinrich Hauer