Patents by Inventor Radu M. Dorneanu
Radu M. Dorneanu 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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Publication number: 20230288883Abstract: A system that serves a space includes one or more data sources that provide utilization data describing an actual utilization of the space and circuitry configured to calculate a utilization attribute of the space based on the utilization data and retrieve, from a space profile for the space, a utilization target corresponding to the utilization attribute. The space profile is selected from a plurality of selectable space profiles defining a plurality of target utilizations. The circuitry is also configured to generate a normalized utilization metric for the space by normalizing the utilization attribute relative to the utilization target and generate a recommendation for the space based on the normalized utilization metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu, Gregory B. Cebasek, Donald A. Gottschalk
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Patent number: 11706161Abstract: A network switch includes a device interface configured to facilitate communication between the network switch and a plurality of building devices that serve a space, network routing circuitry configured to route network communications associated with the building devices in accordance with one or more network parameters, a control circuit configured to control the plurality of devices via the network communications to provide a plurality of space use cases for the space. and a network manager circuit configured to determine values for the one or more network parameters based on the plurality of space use cases for the space.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu, Mark L. Ziolkowski
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Patent number: 11681262Abstract: A system that serves a space includes one or more data sources that provide utilization data describing an actual utilization of the space and circuitry configured to calculate a utilization attribute of the space based on the utilization data and retrieve, from a space profile for the space, a utilization target corresponding to the utilization attribute. The space profile is selected from a plurality of selectable space profiles defining a plurality of target utilizations. The circuitry is also configured to generate a normalized utilization metric for the space by normalizing the utilization attribute relative to the utilization target and generate a recommendation for the space based on the normalized utilization metric.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu, Gregory B. Cebasek, Donald A. Gottschalk
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Patent number: 11394576Abstract: A method of controlling building equipment to facilitate repurposing of a space includes selecting a first job profile for a space. The first job profile corresponds to a first job to be performed at the space and defines a first set of control logic configured to cause building equipment that serve the space to facilitate the first job. The method includes controlling the building equipment using the first set of control logic and selecting a second job profile for the space in response to determining that a second job different from the first job will be performed at the space. The second job profile corresponds to the second job and defines a second set of control logic configured to cause the building equipment to facilitate the second job. The method includes controlling the building equipment using the second set of control logic.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu
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Patent number: 11269300Abstract: A building management system of a building including one or more computer-readable storage media having instructions that cause the one or more processors to operate a wireless power transmitter to transmit wireless power to one or more first building devices located within a zone of the building. The instructions cause the one or more processors to receive an indication of a zone power mode for the zone and operate the wireless power transmitter to switch from transmitting the wireless power to the one or more first building devices to transmitting the wireless power to one or more second building devices located within the zone of the building, wherein the one or more second building devices are indicated by the zone power mode, wherein at least one building device of the one or more second building devices is a different building device than the one or more first building devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Ryan A. Piaskowski, Joseph H. Klotz, Matthew J. Deloge, Matthew F. Malcolm, Robert H. Harland, Radu M. Dorneanu, Brian J. Pfeifer, Karl F. Reichenberger
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Publication number: 20210288922Abstract: A network switch includes a device interface configured to facilitate communication between the network switch and a plurality of building devices that serve a space, network routing circuitry configured to route network communications associated with the building devices in accordance with one or more network parameters, a control circuit configured to control the plurality of devices via the network communications to provide a plurality of space use cases for the space. and a network manager circuit configured to determine values for the one or more network parameters based on the plurality of space use cases for the space.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu, Mark L. Ziolkowski
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Patent number: 11025563Abstract: A network switch includes a device interface configured to facilitate communication between the network switch and a plurality of building devices that serve a space, network routing circuitry configured to route network communications associated with the building devices in accordance with one or more network parameters, a control circuit configured to control the plurality of devices via the network communications to provide a plurality of space use cases for the space. and a network manager circuit configured to determine values for the one or more network parameters based on the plurality of space use cases for the space.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu, Mark L. Ziolkowski
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Publication number: 20200366517Abstract: A method of controlling building equipment to facilitate repurposing of a space includes selecting a first job profile for a space. The first job profile corresponds to a first job to be performed at the space and defines a first set of control logic configured to cause building equipment that serve the space to facilitate the first job. The method includes controlling the building equipment using the first set of control logic and selecting a second job profile for the space in response to determining that a second job different from the first job will be performed at the space. The second job profile corresponds to the second job and defines a second set of control logic configured to cause the building equipment to facilitate the second job. The method includes controlling the building equipment using the second set of control logic.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu
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Publication number: 20200319610Abstract: A system that serves a space includes one or more data sources that provide utilization data describing an actual utilization of the space and circuitry configured to calculate a utilization attribute of the space based on the utilization data and retrieve, from a space profile for the space, a utilization target corresponding to the utilization attribute. The space profile is selected from a plurality of selectable space profiles defining a plurality of target utilizations. The circuitry is also configured to generate a normalized utilization metric for the space by normalizing the utilization attribute relative to the utilization target and generate a recommendation for the space based on the normalized utilization metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu, Gregory B. Cebasek, Donald A. Gottschalk
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Patent number: 10742441Abstract: A controller for a space controls a plurality of devices, where each device is associated with one of a plurality of different building domains. The controller includes one or more processors operably coupled to one or more computer-readable storage media and configured to execute instructions stored in the computer-readable storage media to determine a plurality of use cases defined for the space, each use case associated with a required set of building domains, determine, for each of the different building domains, whether devices of building equipment are operational to serve the space, determine a set of enabled use cases by, for each use case, enabling the use case if devices of building equipment are operational to serve the space for each building domain in the required set of the different building domains and control the plurality of devices in accordance with the set of enabled use cases.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu
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Patent number: 10691081Abstract: A building management system includes one or more data sources that provide utilization data describing an actual utilization of one or more spaces and a utilization circuit. The utilization circuit is configured to, for each space of the one or more spaces, calculate a utilization attribute of the space based on the utilization data describing the actual utilization of the space, and retrieve, from a space profile for the space, a utilization target corresponding to the utilization attribute. At least two of the plurality of space profiles are associated with a different type of space that serves a different function and define the target utilization of the space. The utilization circuit is further configured to generate a normalized utilization metric for the space by normalizing the utilization attribute relative to the utilization target and generate and provide a utilization recommendation for the space based on the normalized utilization metric.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu, Gregory B. Cebasek, Donald A. Gottschalk
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Patent number: 10642770Abstract: A building management system includes a communications bus, an old master controller device; and slave devices. The slave devices are configured to detect that the old master controller device has stopped communicating over the communications bus and to perform an algorithm to determine a new master controller device from the slave devices. The algorithm is based on a device identifier associated with each of the slave devices. The new master controller device is further configured to assume the functions of the master controller device. The functions of the master controller device include transmitting control signals to the slave devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Radu M. Dorneanu, Homero L. Noboa, Kim K. Weller
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Publication number: 20200110374Abstract: A building management system of a building including one or more computer-readable storage media having instructions that cause the one or more processors to operate a wireless power transmitter to transmit wireless power to one or more first building devices located within a zone of the building. The instructions cause the one or more processors to receive an indication of a zone power mode for the zone and operate the wireless power transmitter to switch from transmitting the wireless power to the one or more first building devices to transmitting the wireless power to one or more second building devices located within the zone of the building, wherein the one or more second building devices are indicated by the zone power mode, wherein at least one building device of the one or more second building devices is a different building device than the one or more first building devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Ryan A. Piaskowski, Joseph H. Klotz, Matthew J. Deloge, Matthew F. Malcolm, Robert H. Harland, Radu M. Dorneanu, Brian J. Pfeifer, Karl F. Reichenberger
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Patent number: 10599115Abstract: A building management system includes a plurality of devices of building equipment and a controller configured to associate a space with a first group of devices that serve the space. The controller is also configured to select a space profile from a plurality of selectable space profiles. At least two of the space profiles are associated with a different type of space serving a different function. The space profile includes a plurality of job profiles. Each job profile includes a space use case profile that identifies how to accomplish at least a part of the job associated with the job profile. The controller is also configured to select the space use case profile and control at least some of the first group of devices in accordance with the space use case profile to execute a space use case that accomplishes at least the part of the job associated with the job profile.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Sheri L. Meyer, Beth A. Ray, Radu M. Dorneanu, Rachel D. M. Ellerman
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Publication number: 20190199548Abstract: A controller for a space controls a plurality of devices, where each device is associated with one of a plurality of different building domains. The controller includes one or more processors operably coupled to one or more computer-readable storage media and configured to execute instructions stored in the computer-readable storage media to determine a plurality of use cases defined for the space, each use case associated with a required set of building domains, determine, for each of the different building domains, whether devices of building equipment are operational to serve the space, determine a set of enabled use cases by, for each use case, enabling the use case if devices of building equipment are operational to serve the space for each building domain in the required set of the different building domains and control the plurality of devices in accordance with the set of enabled use cases.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu
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Publication number: 20190158431Abstract: A network switch includes a device interface configured to facilitate communication between the network switch and a plurality of building devices that serve a space, network routing circuitry configured to route network communications associated with the building devices in accordance with one or more network parameters, a control circuit configured to control the plurality of devices via the network communications to provide a plurality of space use cases for the space. and a network manager circuit configured to determine values for the one or more network parameters based on the plurality of space use cases for the space.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu, Mark L. Ziolkowski
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Patent number: 10295964Abstract: A building management system includes a plurality of devices of building equipment and a control engine configured to, for at least one space of one or more spaces, associate the space with a group of the plurality of devices. The control engine is also configured to select a first space profile of a plurality of space profiles associated with a first type of space. The first space profile includes a plurality of modes each corresponding to a different functional state of the space. The control engine is also configured to select a mode of the plurality of modes of the first space profile, determine a setting of the set of settings of the first space profile based on the selected mode, and control the one or more devices that serve the space in accordance with the settings defined by the first space profile and the selected mode.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu, Gregory B. Cebasek, Donald A. Gottschalk, Rachel D. M. Ellerman
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Publication number: 20190094820Abstract: A building management system includes a plurality of network-connected sensors installed in or around a place comprising at least one space. The building management system also includes a control engine configured to identify a space profile associated with the space. The space profile is one of a plurality of selectable space profiles for the space. At least two of the plurality of space profiles are associated with a different type of space serving a different function. The space profile includes one or more attributes for the space and a corresponding target value for each of the attributes. The control engine is also configured to receive and process data from the sensors to determine an actual value of each of the attributes and control one or more devices that serve the space to drive the actual value of each attributed toward the corresponding target value defined by the space profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu, Paul C. Nelson, Gregory B. Cebasek, Donald A. Gottschalk, Anthony J. Capowski
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Publication number: 20190079471Abstract: A building management system includes a plurality of devices of building equipment and a control engine configured to, for at least one space of one or more spaces, associate the space with a group of the plurality of devices. The control engine is also configured to select a first space profile of a plurality of space profiles associated with a first type of space. The first space profile includes a plurality of modes each corresponding to a different functional state of the space. The control engine is also configured to select a mode of the plurality of modes of the first space profile, determine a setting of the set of settings of the first space profile based on the selected mode, and control the one or more devices that serve the space in accordance with the settings defined by the first space profile and the selected mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Beth A. Ray, Sheri L. Meyer, Radu M. Dorneanu, Gregory B. Cebasek, Donald A. Gottschalk, Rachel D.M. Ellerman
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Publication number: 20190011894Abstract: A building management system includes a plurality of devices of building equipment and a controller configured to associate a space with a first group of devices that serve the space. The controller is also configured to select a space profile from a plurality of selectable space profiles. At least two of the space profiles are associated with a different type of space serving a different function. The space profile includes a plurality of job profiles. Each job profile includes a space use case profile that identifies how to accomplish at least a part of the job associated with the job profile. The controller is also configured to select the space use case profile and control at least some of the first group of devices in accordance with the space use case profile to execute a space use case that accomplishes at least the part of the job associated with the job profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Sheri L. Meyer, Beth A. Ray, Radu M. Dorneanu, Rachel D. M. Ellerman