Patents by Inventor Philip M. McDermott
Philip M. McDermott 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: 9800500Abstract: A communications network is provided for a water treatment system. A controller is in communication with a plurality of network elements using digital communications. The network elements have a connection configured to connect the network element to the controller or another network element. The controller sends a message to the network elements to configure the network elements for communication with the controller. The controller receives a response from the network elements including a network address and a header. If the network address is a default address, configuration information is sent to the network element for communication on the network. If the network address is not a default address, communication is established with the network element. Messages sent from the controller to a network element having a network address not matching the network address of the network element are sent over the network to a next network element.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. West, Philip M. McDermott, Terry Tincher
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Publication number: 20170223921Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing teat dip mixtures. A dispensing system mixes chemical components with a diluent such as water at a variety of concentrations on demand, and is configured to provide multiple teat dip mixtures each having a different composition to different holding tanks. A batch of a respective mixture may be dispensed in response to detecting a low level of the mixture in a respective holding tank. Users may also select a mixture having a particular concentration of one or more components to be dispensed into a particular holding tank by selecting the mixture from a list of pre-determined mixtures.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Terry Tincher, Philip M. McDermott
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Publication number: 20150222541Abstract: A communications network is provided for a water treatment system. A controller is in communication with a plurality of network elements using digital communications. The network elements have a connection configured to connect the network element to the controller or another network element. The controller sends a message to the network elements to configure the network elements for communication with the controller. The controller receives a response from the network elements including a network address and a header. If the network address is a default address, configuration information is sent to the network element for communication on the network. If the network address is not a default address, communication is established with the network element. Messages sent from the controller to a network element having a network address not matching the network address of the network element are sent over the network to a next network element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: Stephen J. West, Philip M. McDermott, Terry Tincher
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Patent number: 9014194Abstract: A communications network is provided for a water treatment system. A controller is in communication with a plurality of network elements using digital communications. The network elements have a connection configured to connect the network element to the controller or another network element. The controller sends a message to the network elements to configure the network elements for communication with the controller. The controller receives a response from the network elements including a network address and a header. If the network address is a default address, configuration information is sent to the network element for communication on the network. If the network address is not a default address, communication is established with the network element. Messages sent from the controller to a network element having a network address not matching the network address of the network element are sent over the network to a next network element.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. West, Philip M. McDermott, Terry Tincher
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Patent number: 8532829Abstract: A controller for water treatment in a cooling system includes a processor, a user interface, a plurality of relays, at least one network port, and at least one communication port. The processor is configured to monitor cooling fluid in the cooling system and cause the system to drain fluid when an amount of dissolved solid in the fluid exceeds a predetermined threshold. The plurality of relays are configured for both wet operation and dry operation. The controller is accessed using a web server on the controller through a communication port. The controller is controller and control parameters are modified via the web server. A relay of the plurality of relays in the controller is configured for either wet operation or dry operation. The configuration of the relay of the plurality of relays is dynamically changed to the other of wet operation or dry operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.Inventors: Thomas P. Haller, Taylor M. Goon, Stephen J. West, Philip M. McDermott, Matthew S. Hayas, Terry Tincher
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Publication number: 20120092981Abstract: A communications network is provided for a water treatment system. A controller is in communication with a plurality of network elements using digital communications. The network elements have a connection configured to connect the network element to the controller or another network element. The controller sends a message to the network elements to configure the network elements for communication with the controller. The controller receives a response from the network elements including a network address and a header. If the network address is a default address, configuration information is sent to the network element for communication on the network. If the network address is not a default address, communication is established with the network element. Messages sent from the controller to a network element having a network address not matching the network address of the network element are sent over the network to a next network element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC.Inventors: Stephen J. West, Philip M. McDermott, Terry Tincher
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Publication number: 20120095602Abstract: A controller for water treatment in a cooling system includes a processor, a user interface, a plurality of relays, at least one network port, and at least one communication port. The processor is configured to monitor cooling fluid in the cooling system and cause the system to drain fluid when an amount of dissolved solid in the fluid exceeds a predetermined threshold. The plurality of relays are configured for both wet operation and dry operation. The controller is accessed using a web server on the controller through a communication port. The controller is controller and control parameters are modified via the web server. A relay of the plurality of relays in the controller is configured for either wet operation or dry operation. The configuration of the relay of the plurality of relays is dynamically changed to the other of wet operation or dry operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC.Inventors: Thomas P. Haller, Taylor M. Goon, Stephen J. West, Philip M. McDermott, Matthew S. Hayas, Terry Tincher