Patents by Inventor Patrick E. Harder

Patrick E. Harder 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: 11231691
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) including a controller having an adaptive interaction manager and an agent manager. The system further includes one or more input-output (I/O) devices, the I/O devices in communication with the adaptive interaction manager. The controller further including a number of BMS field devices. The I/O devices are configured to receive an input from a user, and further configured to communicate the input to the adaptive interaction manager. The agent manager is configured to determine if one or more existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action, and to automatically transmit the existing software agents to one or more of the BMS field devices based on the agent manager determining the existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action. The software agents are configured to automatically be installed in a processing circuit of the BMS field device to perform the required action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Sudhi Sinha, Daniel M. Curtis, Donald Albinger, Youngchoon Park, Joseph Mueller, Karl Reichenberger, Matthew T. Trawicki, Patrick E. Harder
  • Publication number: 20200125084
    Abstract: A building management system including building equipment operable to affect a variable state or condition of a building and a control system including a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive asset data relating to operation of the building equipment. The processing circuit is configured to identify a building device of the building equipment in a fault state based on the asset data. The processing circuit is configured to generate a work order in response to identifying the building device in the fault state. The work order indicates a required maintenance action and a maintenance time window. The processing circuit is configured to automatically populate fields of the work order based on the fault state. The processing circuit is configured to provide the work order to a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Patrick E. Harder, Nicole Ann Madison, Michael J. Zummo
  • Publication number: 20170322534
    Abstract: A building management system (BMS) including a controller having an adaptive interaction manager and an agent manager. The system further includes one or more input-output (I/O) devices, the I/O devices in communication with the adaptive interaction manager. The controller further including a number of BMS field devices. The I/O devices are configured to receive an input from a user, and further configured to communicate the input to the adaptive interaction manager. The agent manager is configured to determine if one or more existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action, and to automatically transmit the existing software agents to one or more of the BMS field devices based on the agent manager determining the existing software agents are capable of performing the desired action. The software agents are configured to automatically be installed in a processing circuit of the BMS field device to perform the required action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Sudhi R. Sinha, Daniel M. Curtis, Donald R. Albinger, Youngchoon Park, Joseph M. Mueller, Karl F. Reichenberger, Matthew T. Trawicki, Patrick E. Harder
  • Patent number: D857035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Benjamin W. Hapka, Patrick E. Harder, William Schroeder
  • Patent number: D924891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Benjamin W. Hapka, Patrick E. Harder, William Schroeder
  • Patent number: D963679
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Benjamin W. Hapka, Patrick E. Harder, William Schroeder
  • Patent number: D1006825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Benjamin W. Hapka, Patrick E. Harder, William Schroeder