Patents by Inventor Roy M. Rader

Roy M. Rader 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: 11187427
    Abstract: An illustrative embodiment disclosed herein is a portable device for managing heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) equipment configuration. The portable device includes a memory, a user-operable switch having a read position and a write position, and a controller interface coupled to the memory and the user-operable switch. The controller interface is configured to be coupled to an HVACR controller. The controller interface is configured to detect whether the user-operable switch is in the read position or the write position. The controller interface is configured to, responsive to detecting that the user-operable switch is in the read position, execute a read operation comprising obtaining a first set of configuration parameters from the HVACR controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Szymon A. Jaworski, Roy M. Rader, Timothy J. Riesch, Kevin C. Luty, Alan D. Carlson, John P. Patterson, Vanitha Aenugu
  • Patent number: 10823444
    Abstract: A pressure control device for controlling a compressor includes a pressure sensor configured to measure pressure of a pressure line and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive the measured pressure of the pressure line from the pressure sensor and control the compressor based on a set-point and the measured pressure. The pressure control device includes a mechanical switch sensitive to the pressure of the pressure line and configured to move between an open position and a closed position responsive to the pressure of the pressure line. Movement of the mechanical switch into one of the open position or the closed position causes the compressor to turn off and overrides the control of the compressor by the processing circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Hendrikus C. Van Eldik, Nathan B. Emlen, John P. Patterson, Philip L. Bushong, Troy L. Wert, Roy M. Rader, Theodore J. Houck, III
  • Publication number: 20200056801
    Abstract: An illustrative embodiment disclosed herein is a portable device for managing heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) equipment configuration. The portable device includes a memory, a user-operable switch having a read position and a write position, and a controller interface coupled to the memory and the user-operable switch. The controller interface is configured to be coupled to an HVACR controller. The controller interface is configured to detect whether the user-operable switch is in the read position or the write position. The controller interface is configured to, responsive to detecting that the user-operable switch is in the read position, execute a read operation comprising obtaining a first set of configuration parameters from the HVACR controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Szymon A. Jaworski, Roy M. Rader, Timothy J. Riesch, Kevin C. Luty, Alan D. Carlson, John P. Patterson, Vanitha Aenugu
  • Publication number: 20180283724
    Abstract: A pressure control device for controlling a compressor includes a pressure sensor configured to measure pressure of a pressure line and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive the measured pressure of the pressure line from the pressure sensor and control the compressor based on a set-point and the measured pressure. The pressure control device includes a mechanical switch sensitive to the pressure of the pressure line and configured to move between an open position and a closed position responsive to the pressure of the pressure line. Movement of the mechanical switch into one of the open position or the closed position causes the compressor to turn off and overrides the control of the compressor by the processing circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Hendrikus C. Van Eldik, Nathan B. Emlen, John P. Patterson, Philip L. Bushong, Troy L. Wert, Roy M. Rader, Theodore J. Houck, III
  • Patent number: 6711445
    Abstract: A refrigeration control apparatus comprises a master unit with a mother board. The mother board comprises a bus configured to carry signals between boards coupled to the mother board. A processor board interfaced to the mother board is provided. The processor board comprises a processor, and a program memory where instructions for the processor are stored on the program memory. An interface circuit coupled to the mother board is provided. A load control module interfaced to the mother board is provided, wherein the load control module comprises an interface circuit coupled to the mother board, and a circuit breaker coupled to a power input. A load relay comprising a first interlocked relay and a second interlocked relay coupled to the circuit breaker is provided. The load relay is configured to switch power. An override switch and the processor coupled to the load relay to control the load relay is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignees: Kysor/Warren, Danfoss Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Heath, Roy M. Rader, Henry Robert Pellerin, Paul Friedlander