Patents by Inventor Rachel Michael Nilsson

Rachel Michael Nilsson 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: 10900687
    Abstract: An HVAC controller includes a touch-responsive display and a scheduling grid having one or more rows representing a 24 hour period of a day-of-week. A user selects an operation to be performed such as adding or deleting a scheduled event, such as a period of occupancy or non-occupancy. A visual representation of the available operations and the temporal regions subject to the available operations is presented. A user may then select the desired region on which to perform the operation, the operation is visually represented on the touch-responsive display, and the user indicates whether the operation should be saved or discarded. The operation may be applied to additional remote HVAC devices in a single operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Trane International Inc.
    Inventors: Charles P. Quistad, Scott Cress, Rick Kloeppner, Amit Samtani, James Brink, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Sean Fuller Mosley, Zachary Frank Stark, Brian J. Politiske, Susan M. Mairs
  • Publication number: 20200132326
    Abstract: An HVAC controller includes a touch-responsive display and a scheduling grid having one or more rows representing a 24 hour period of a day-of-week. A user selects an operation to be performed such as adding or deleting a scheduled event, such as a period of occupancy or non-occupancy. A visual representation of the available operations and the temporal regions subject to the available operations is presented. A user may then select the desired region on which to perform the operation, the operation is visually represented on the touch-responsive display, and the user indicates whether the operation should be saved or discarded. The operation may be applied to additional remote HVAC devices in a single operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Trane International Inc.
    Inventors: Charles P. Quistad, Scott Cress, Rick Kloeppner, Amit Samtani, James Brink, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Sean Fuller Mosley, Zachary Frank Stark, Brian J. Politiske, Susan M. Mairs
  • Patent number: 10095393
    Abstract: A mobile device with a graphical user interface for remotely monitoring and/or remotely interacting with a configurable building automation systems (BAS). In particular, the mobile device's graphical user interface that has a portrait mode and a landscape mode, and the graphical user interface is displayed on the touchscreen in the portrait mode or the landscape mode based on the orientation of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Susan M. Mairs, Bryan George Kinney, Kimberly Hayman, Melissa Rose Schumann, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Jacob Larson
  • Patent number: 9864350
    Abstract: In at least one illustrative embodiment, a building automation system may comprise a communication network compatible with at least one building automation system communication protocol, a control system coupled to the communication network, and a building automation server coupled to the communication network. The building automation server may be configured to receive at least one event message over the communication network from the control system in response to a corresponding condition occurring on the control system, access past event messages generated by the control system in response to past occurrences of the corresponding condition, and generate event alert data as a function of the received at least one event message and the retrieved past event messages, the event alert data identifying (i) a name of the corresponding condition, (ii) a real-time status of the control system, and (iii) a quantitative summary of the past occurrences of the corresponding condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Trane International, Inc.
    Inventors: Benedict John Eiynk, Mitchel James Anderson, Susan M. Mairs, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Mark Everett Martin
  • Publication number: 20160274775
    Abstract: A mobile device with a graphical user interface for remotely monitoring and/or remotely interacting with a configurable building automation systems (BAS). In particular, the mobile device's graphical user interface that has a portrait mode and a landscape mode, and the graphical user interface is displayed on the touchscreen in the portrait mode or the landscape mode based on the orientation of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Susan M. Mairs, Bryan George Kinney, Kimberly Hayman, Melissa Rose Schumann, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Jacob Larson
  • Patent number: 9354774
    Abstract: A mobile device with a graphical user interface for remotely monitoring and/or remotely interacting with a configurable building automation systems (BAS). In particular, the mobile device's graphical user interface that has a portrait mode and a landscape mode, and the graphical user interface is displayed on the touchscreen in the portrait mode or the landscape mode based on the orientation of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Susan M. Mairs, Bryan George Kinney, Kimberly Hayman, Melissa Rose Schumann, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Jacob Larson
  • Publication number: 20140277753
    Abstract: In at least one illustrative embodiment, a building automation system may comprise a communication network compatible with at least one building automation system communication protocol, a control system coupled to the communication network, and a building automation server coupled to the communication network. The building automation server may be configured to receive at least one event message over the communication network from the control system in response to a corresponding condition occurring on the control system, access past event messages generated by the control system in response to past occurrences of the corresponding condition, and generate event alert data as a function of the received at least one event message and the retrieved past event messages, the event alert data identifying (i) a name of the corresponding condition, (ii) a real-time status of the control system, and (iii) a quantitative summary of the past occurrences of the corresponding condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Trane International Inc.
    Inventors: Benedict John Eiynk, Mitchel James Anderson, Susan M. Mairs, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Mark Everett Martin
  • Publication number: 20140059467
    Abstract: A mobile device with a graphical user interface for remotely monitoring and/or remotely interacting with a configurable building automation systems (BAS). In particular, the mobile device receives status data from the BAS, the graphical user interface displays the status data on the mobile device, and the graphical user interface allows a user to monitor any of the areas, including devices, associated with the BAS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Susan M. Mairs, Bryan George Kinney, Kimberly Hayman, Melissa Rose Schumann, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Jacob Larson
  • Publication number: 20140059466
    Abstract: A mobile device with a graphical user interface (GUI) for remotely monitoring and/or remotely interacting with a configurable building automation systems (BAS). In particular, the mobile device receives status data from the BAS, the GUI displays the status data on the mobile device, and the GUI allows a user to interact with the BAS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Susan M. Mairs, Bryan George Kinney, Kimberly Hayman, Melissa Rose Schumann, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Jacob Larson
  • Publication number: 20140059464
    Abstract: A mobile device with a graphical user interface for remotely monitoring and/or remotely interacting with a configurable building automation systems (BAS). In particular, the mobile device receives operation schedule data of the BAS from the BAS, the graphical user interface displays the operation schedule data on the mobile device, and the graphical user interface allows a user to monitor the operation schedule of the BAS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Susan M. Mairs, Bryan George Kinney, Kimberly Hayman, Melissa Rose Schumann, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Jacob Larson
  • Publication number: 20140059465
    Abstract: A mobile device with a graphical user interface for remotely monitoring and/or remotely interacting with a configurable building automation systems (BAS). In particular, the mobile device's graphical user interface includes a screen portion and a navigation bar portion, wherein the navigation bar portion has plurality of icons, and each of the icons being associated with an interactive screen that can be displayed in the screen portion, one at a time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Susan M. Mairs, Bryan George Kinney, Kimberly Hayman, Melissa Rose Schumann, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Jacob Larson
  • Publication number: 20140059445
    Abstract: A mobile device with a graphical user interface (GUI) for remotely detecting and/or connecting to a configurable building automation systems (BAS). In particular, GUI of the mobile device provides a user to connect quickly to a detected and/or known BAS, for monitoring and/or interacting with the BAS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Susan M. Mairs, Bryan George Kinney, Kimberly Hayman, Melissa Rose Schumann, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Jacob Larson
  • Publication number: 20140059483
    Abstract: A mobile device with a graphical user interface for remotely monitoring and/or remotely interacting with a configurable building automation systems (BAS). In particular, the mobile device's graphical user interface that has a portrait mode and a landscape mode, and the graphical user interface is displayed on the touchscreen in the portrait mode or the landscape mode based on the orientation of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Susan M. Mairs, Bryan George Kinney, Kimberly Hayman, Melissa Rose Schumann, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Jacob Larson
  • Patent number: D705253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Trane International Inc.
    Inventors: Susan M. Mairs, Bryan George Kinney, Kimberly Hayman, Melissa Rose Schumann, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Jacob Larson
  • Patent number: D705803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Trane International Inc.
    Inventors: Susan M. Mairs, Bryan George Kinney, Kimberly Hayman, Melissa Rose Schumann, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Jacob Larson
  • Patent number: D715321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Trane International Inc.
    Inventors: Susan M. Mairs, Bryan George Kinney, Kimberly Hayman, Melissa Rose Schumann, Rachel Michael Nilsson, Jacob Larson