Patents by Inventor Richard Dutt

Richard Dutt 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).

  • Auto-addressing for a multi-device refrigeration system
    Patent number: 10928086
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a system comprises a master device and a plurality of slave devices. The master device configured to determine that one or more of the slave devices use a default address reserved for unconfigured devices, and to communicate a command to each slave device that is using the default address. The command comprises a list of unused addresses and an instruction to enter a selection round to select one of the addresses from the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Dutt, Christopher S. Tracy
  • AUTO-ADDRESSING FOR A MULTI-DEVICE REFRIGERATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190219294
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a system comprises a master device and a plurality of slave devices. The master device configured to determine that one or more of the slave devices use a default address reserved for unconfigured devices, and to communicate a command to each slave device that is using the default address. The command comprises a list of unused addresses and an instruction to enter a selection round to select one of the addresses from the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Richard Dutt, Chrsitopher S. Tracy