Patents by Inventor Michael Richard Rhodes

Michael Richard Rhodes 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).

  • Throttle Actuator Position Verification
    Publication number: 20240182134
    Abstract: A throttle actuator includes a base, a carrier and a circuit board coupled between the base and the carrier. The circuit board has a first force sensor and a second force sensor. A spring plate is disposed between the carrier and the circuit board. The spring plate is adjacent to and extends between the first force sensor and the second force sensor. A cover is coupled to the base enclosing the carrier, the spring plate and the circuit board between the cover and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph D. THARALDSON, Trevor F. RHODES, Peter KERN, Joshua J. MICKELSON, Tyler BENTOW, Michael A. HEDLUND, Craig MCCONNELL, Luis Felipe SANCHEZ, Scott Richard VOLK
  • Stability index for connected equipment
    Patent number: 11519620
    Abstract: A method for determining a stability of a building device includes receiving time series data from building equipment regarding a first operational parameter of the building equipment, determining, for one or more time steps of the time series data, a deviation between a setpoint and a recorded value of the first operational parameter, calculating, for the one or more time steps, a trapezoidal area based on an absolute value of the deviation and a length of a time step, calculating a stability index value for the building equipment by summing the trapezoidal areas for a subset of the one or more time steps over a time horizon, and initiating an automated response based on the stability index value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
    Inventors: Steven R. Vitullo, Kelsey Carle Schuster, Michael Richard Rhodes, Jonathan Cox
  • STABILITY INDEX FOR CONNECTED EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20220090805
    Abstract: A method for determining a stability of a building device includes receiving time series data from building equipment regarding a first operational parameter of the building equipment, determining, for one or more time steps of the time series data, a deviation between a setpoint and a recorded value of the first operational parameter, calculating, for the one or more time steps, a trapezoidal area based on an absolute value of the deviation and a length of a time step, calculating a stability index value for the building equipment by summing the trapezoidal areas for a subset of the one or more time steps over a time horizon, and initiating an automated response based on the stability index value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Steven R. Vitullo, Kelsey Carle Schuster, Michael Richard Rhodes, Jonathan Cox