Patents by Inventor Paul Schwendinger
Paul Schwendinger 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).
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Patent number: 10697554Abstract: An illustrative damper system includes a damper blade that is configured to be positioned within a duct, such as a bypass duct of an HVAC system. A shaft is in communication with the damper blade, a torsion spring is in communication with the shaft, and a force adjustment mechanism is in communication with the torsion spring. The shaft, the damper blade, and the torsion spring may be configured such that the shaft may affect movement of the damper blade about a rotation axis and the torsion spring may provide a bias force to the shaft for biasing the damper blade toward a desired position (e.g. closed position).Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Ademco Inc.Inventors: Pavel Marak, Steven L. Wolff, Paul Schwendinger, Eric Barton, David Emmons
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Patent number: 10436977Abstract: An HVAC controller may be programmed using a mobile device having a touch screen display, a wireless port and a controller that is in operative communication with the touch screen display and the wireless port. The controller may establish communication with and download an application program code from the remote download server. The controller may establish a direct wireless connection between the wireless port of the mobile device and the wireless interface of the HVAC controller and execute the application program code, which provides one or more configuration screens on the touch screen display of the mobile device to enable the user to configure the HVAC controller via one or more configuration parameters, and then upload the one or more configuration parameters to the HVAC controller via the direct wireless connection between the wireless port of the mobile device and the wireless interface of the HVAC controller.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Ademco Inc.Inventors: Gabriel Bergman, David Quam, Jeffrey Stuart, John Amundson, Paul Schwendinger, Kevin Weirich, Michael Bruce, Soumitri Kolavennu, Steven Nichols
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Publication number: 20190234523Abstract: An illustrative damper system includes a damper blade that is configured to be positioned within a duct, such as a bypass duct of an HVAC system. A shaft is in communication with the damper blade, a torsion spring is in communication with the shaft, and a force adjustment mechanism is in communication with the torsion spring. The shaft, the damper blade, and the torsion spring may be configured such that the shaft may affect movement of the damper blade about a rotation axis and the torsion spring may provide a bias force to the shaft for biasing the damper blade toward a desired position (e.g. closed position).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Pavel Marak, Steven L. Wolff, Paul Schwendinger, Eric Barton, David Emmons
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Patent number: 10302207Abstract: An illustrative damper system includes a damper blade that is configured to be positioned within a duct, such as a bypass duct of an HVAC system. A shaft is in communication with the damper blade, a torsion spring is in communication with the shaft, and a force adjustment mechanism is in communication with the torsion spring. The shaft, the damper blade, and the torsion spring may be configured such that the shaft may affect movement of the damper blade about a rotation axis and the torsion spring may provide a bias force to the shaft for biasing the damper blade toward a desired position (e.g. closed position).Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Pavel Marak, Steven L. Wolff, Paul Schwendinger, Eric Barton, David James Emmons
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Patent number: 9091497Abstract: A water boiling chamber for a steam humidifier may include an enclosure having a water volume and scale collection surfaces that are exposed to water in the enclosure. The scale collection surfaces may have a scale collection surface area that is at least two times greater than a reference surface area, where the reference surface area is defined as the surface area of a sphere having a volume equal to the water volume of the enclosure. Scale collection surfaces may be part of the enclosure and project into an interior of the enclosure. Alternatively, or in addition, one or more scale collectors may be disposed within the enclosure. Methods for capturing scale in a steam humidifier are also described.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2013Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Paul Schwendinger, David Emmons, Steven Wolff
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Publication number: 20150159899Abstract: An HVAC controller may be programmed using a mobile device having a touch screen display, a wireless port and a controller that is in operative communication with the touch screen display and the wireless port. The controller may establish communication with and download an application program code from the remote download server. The controller may establish a direct wireless connection between the wireless port of the mobile device and the wireless interface of the HVAC controller and execute the application program code, which provides one or more configuration screens on the touch screen display of the mobile device to enable the user to configure the HVAC controller via one or more configuration parameters, and then upload the one or more configuration parameters to the HVAC controller via the direct wireless connection between the wireless port of the mobile device and the wireless interface of the HVAC controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Gabriel Bergman, David Quam, Jeffrey Stuart, John Amundson, Paul Schwendinger, Kevin Weirich, Michael Bruce, Soumitri Kolavennu, Steven Nichols
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Publication number: 20150163945Abstract: An HVAC controller includes a housing having an outer housing wall, a circuit board within the housing and a flexible circuit electrically coupled to the circuit board. The flexible circuit may provide a bias force toward a non-flexed state when flexed. A temperature sensor may be electrically coupled to the flexible circuit, which is mounted in a flexed configuration within the housing such that the bias force of the flexible circuit biases the temperature sensor against the outer housing wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Eric Barton, Pavel Marak, Vaclav Kucera, Steve Wolff, Paul Schwendinger, Eugene Takach, Mohammad Aljabari
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Patent number: 9004461Abstract: A humidifier having a field-replaceable water heating enclosure and a humidifier main unit configured to receive the field-replaceable water heating enclosure is provided. The field-replaceable water heating enclosure may include a water inlet, a water outlet, a water vapor outlet, and a resistive heating element. The humidifier main unit may be configured to provide water to the field-replaceable water heating enclosure via the water inlet when the field-replaceable water heating enclosure is received by the humidifier main unit. To facilitate this, the humidifier main unit may include a manifold structured to interface with the water inlet, the water outlet, and the water vapor outlet. The humidifier main unit also may be configured to provide electrical power to the resistive heating element of the field-replaceable water heating enclosure when the field-replaceable water heating enclosure is received by the humidifier main unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Paul Schwendinger, David J. Emmons, Andrew Morris, XinHua Cao, Eric Barton, Steven Wolff
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Publication number: 20140145359Abstract: A water boiling chamber for a steam humidifier may include an enclosure having a water volume and scale collection surfaces that are exposed to water in the enclosure. The scale collection surfaces may have a scale collection surface area that is at least two times greater than a reference surface area, where the reference surface area is defined as the surface area of a sphere having a volume equal to the water volume of the enclosure. Scale collection surfaces may be part of the enclosure and project into an interior of the enclosure. Alternatively, or in addition, one or more scale collectors may be disposed within the enclosure. Methods for capturing scale in a steam humidifier are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Paul Schwendinger, David Emmons, Steven Wolff
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Publication number: 20140145358Abstract: A humidifier having a field-replaceable water heating enclosure and a humidifier main unit configured to receive the field-replaceable water heating enclosure is provided. The field-replaceable water heating enclosure may include a water inlet, a water outlet, a water vapor outlet, and a resistive heating element. The humidifier main unit may be configured to provide water to the field-replaceable water heating enclosure via the water inlet when the field-replaceable water heating enclosure is received by the humidifier main unit. To facilitate this, the humidifier main unit may include a manifold structured to interface with the water inlet, the water outlet, and the water vapor outlet. The humidifier main unit also may be configured to provide electrical power to the resistive heating element of the field-replaceable water heating enclosure when the field-replaceable water heating enclosure is received by the humidifier main unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Paul Schwendinger, David J. Emmons, Andrew Morris, XinHua Cao, Eric Barton, Steven Wolff
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Publication number: 20130333784Abstract: An illustrative damper system includes a damper blade that is configured to be positioned within a duct, such as a bypass duct of an HVAC system. A shaft is in communication with the damper blade, a torsion spring is in communication with the shaft, and a force adjustment mechanism is in communication with the torsion spring. The shaft, the damper blade, and the torsion spring may be configured such that the shaft may affect movement of the damper blade about a rotation axis and the torsion spring may provide a bias force to the shaft for biasing the damper blade toward a desired position (e.g. closed position).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Pavel Marak, Steven L. Wolff, Paul Schwendinger, Eric Barton, David James Emmons
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Publication number: 20070016311Abstract: A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more menus or screens that can be used to program a schedule for one or more selected days during the week. An illustrative method of programming the controller may include the steps of entering a scheduling routine, selecting multiple days for schedule modification, changing the schedule parameters for one or more periods during the selected days, and then exiting the scheduling routine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2006Publication date: January 18, 2007Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Gabriel Bergman, Eugene Takach, Marcus Stoner, John Amundson, Philip Readio, Paul Schwendinger, James Wolfbauer, Jeff Boll, Ian Thomson, Colin Ferguson, George Mcleod
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Publication number: 20070008116Abstract: A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more menus or screens that can be used to program a schedule for one or more selected days during the week. An illustrative method of programming the controller may include the steps of entering a scheduling routine, selecting multiple days for schedule modification, changing the schedule parameters for one or more periods during the selected days, and then exiting the scheduling routine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2006Publication date: January 11, 2007Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Gabriel Bergman, Eugene Takach, Macus Stoner, John Amundson, Philip Readio, Paul Schwendinger, James Wolfbauer, Jeff Boll, Ian Thomson, Colin Ferguson, George Mcleod
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Publication number: 20060030954Abstract: A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more menus or screens that can be used to program a schedule for one or more selected days during the week. An illustrative method of programming the controller may include the steps of entering a scheduling routine, selecting multiple days for schedule modification, changing the schedule parameters for one or more periods during the selected days, and then exiting the scheduling routine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2005Publication date: February 9, 2006Inventors: Gabriel Bergman, Eugene Takach, Marcus Stoner, John Amundson, Philip Readio, Paul Schwendinger, James Wolfbauer, Jeff Boll, Ian Thomson, Colin Ferguson, George McLeod
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Publication number: 20060017581Abstract: Electronic devices that include batteries can be adapted to provide one or more indications of a low battery condition. An electronic device such as a controller can include a battery and can be adapted to determine a first low battery condition. A first indication can be provided in response to the first low battery condition. In some cases, a second battery condition can be determined and a second indication can be provided in response to the second battery condition. The indications provided to the user can be made progressively more noticeable over time, until the battery is replaced.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2004Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: Paul Schwendinger, David Mulhouse, Marcus Stoner
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Publication number: 20060000919Abstract: A thermostat includes a number of control parameters including a temperature set point, a selected cycle rate, a room temperature swing setting, and/or any other suitable control parameter. In one illustrative embodiment, the thermostat includes a push button for providing a signal each time it is depressed and a controller coupled to the push button. The controller is adapted to receive a sequence of one or more signals from the push button, and is further adapted to set a control parameter such as the cycle rate or room swing setting to a value that corresponds to the sequence of one or more signals. In another illustrative embodiment, the thermostat includes a mechanical user interface such as a rotating selector or slider. The thermostat is adapted to receive a signal that relates to the current position of the mechanical user interface, and sets a control parameter of the thermostat based thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2004Publication date: January 5, 2006Inventors: Paul Schwendinger, Jason Ableitner, David Mulhouse
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Publication number: 20050287424Abstract: An HVAC controller includes a controller housing having an aperture and a battery tray removably disposed within the aperture. The battery tray can include an outer wall and a beam element fixed relative to the outer wall and extending away from the outer wall. The beam element can have a free end and an end element disposed on or adjacent to the free end.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2004Publication date: December 29, 2005Inventors: Paul Schwendinger, Tim Redmann
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Publication number: 20050279840Abstract: A thermostat having a thermostat housing and a rotatable selector disposed on the thermostat housing. The rotatable selector adapted to have a range of rotatable positions, where a desired parameter value is identified by the position of the rotatable selector along the range of rotatable positions. The rotatable selector rotates about a rotation axis. A non-rotating member or element, which may at least partially overlap the rotatable selector, may be fixed relative to the thermostat housing via one or more support member(s). The one or more support member(s) may be laterally displaced relative to the rotation axis of the rotatable selector. The non-rotatable member or element may include, for example, a display, a button, an indicator light, a noise making device, a logo, a temperature indicator, and/or any other suitable device or component, as desired.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2004Publication date: December 22, 2005Inventors: Paul Schwendinger, Jason Ableitner, James Gray, Tim Redmann
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Patent number: D717681Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Rajat Shail, Paul Schwendinger
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Patent number: D874523Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: National Flooring Equipment, Inc.Inventors: Danny Vang, Jeff Foster, Paul Schwendinger