Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Seneczko
Thomas M. Seneczko 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: 20250139323Abstract: Systems and methods to integrate equipment models are described herein. Integration of equipment models can occur responsive to detection of new physical devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Inventors: Sastry KM Malladi, Gregory A. Makowski, Gary W. Gavin, Trent M. Swanson, Abu Bakr Khan, Thomas M. Seneczko, Miguel Galvez
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Patent number: 12264828Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing health risks with respect to an infectious disease in buildings. Health data for an infectious diseases is used to determine a health risk level for building spaces and individuals in the building. An air handling action or a disinfection action is performed based on the health risk level.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Tyco Fire & Security GmbHInventors: Clay G. Nesler, Kirk H. Drees, Matthew J. Deloge, Jonathan D. Douglas, Timothy C. Gamroth, Michael J. Wenzel, Robert D. Turney, Mohammad N. ElBsat, Joseph F. Mann, Matthew J. Ellis, Serdar Suindykov, James Burke, Thomas M. Seneczko, David S. Eidson, Ganesh Kalpundi, Renee Clair, Anza D'Antonio, Mark L. Ziolkowski
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Patent number: 12204822Abstract: Systems and methods to integrate equipment models are described herein. Integration of equipment models can occur responsive to detection of new physical devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2024Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBHInventors: Sastry KM Malladi, Gregory A. Makowski, Gary W. Gavin, Trent M. Swanson, Abu Bakr Khan, Thomas M. Seneczko, Miguel Galvez
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Publication number: 20250013798Abstract: Systems and methods to integrate equipment models are described herein. Integration of equipment models can occur responsive to detection of new physical devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Sastry KM Malladi, Gregory A. Makowski, Gary W. Gavin, Trent M. Swanson, Abu Bakr Khan, Thomas M. Seneczko, Miguel Galvez
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Publication number: 20240402692Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed relating to user interface generation using machine learning models. A system can include one or more processors configured to receive, from a device associated with a user identifier, a prompt for generating data regarding a building management system. The one or more processors can generate, using at least one machine learning model, a completion to the prompt based at least on the prompt and the user identifier, the completion indicating one or more actions corresponding to a performance target for the building management system. The one or more processors can present the completion using at least one of a display device or an audio output device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Kristen Sheppard-Guzelaydin, Julie Joanne Brown, Vineet Binodshanker Sinha, Arunkumar Vedhathiri, Trent M. Swanson, Miguel Galvez, Kaleb Luedtke, Gregory A. Makowski, Sastry KM Malladi, Michael J. Wenzel, Thomas M. Seneczko
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Publication number: 20240401833Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed relating to building management systems with building equipment servicing. For example, a system can include at least one machine learning model configured using training data that includes at least one of unstructured data or structured data regarding items of equipment. The system can provide inputs, such as prompts, to the at least one machine learning model regarding an item of equipment, and generate, according to the inputs, responses regarding the item of equipment, such as responses for detecting a cause of an issue of the item of equipment, performing a service operation corresponding to the cause, or guiding a user through the service operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Gary W. Gavin, Abu Bakr Khan, Gregory M. Makowski, Sastry KM Malladi, Thomas M. Seneczko, Karl F. Reichenberger, Vineet Binodshanker Sinha, Matthew J. Asmus, Kaleb Luedtke, Daniel J. Brandt
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Patent number: 12099781Abstract: Systems and methods to generate new equipment models and/or connectors to integrate the new equipment models are described herein. Generation of new equipment models can include retrieving information from one or more publicly accessible data sources.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2024Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBHInventors: Sastry K M Malladi, Gregory A. Makowski, Gary W. Gavin, Trent M. Swanson, Abu Bakr Khan, Thomas M. Seneczko, Miguel Galvez
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Publication number: 20240126220Abstract: A building system including one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to collect building device data of a building device, generate a time correlated data stream for a data point, and generate a time correlated reliability data stream for the data point. The building device data includes a plurality of data samples of the data point. The time correlated data stream includes values of the plurality of data samples of the data point. The time correlated reliability data stream includes a plurality of reliability values time correlated to corresponding values of the plurality of data samples of the data point and indicating reliability of the values of the plurality of data samples of the data point.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Kirk H. Drees, Donald R. Albinger, Shawn D. Schubert, Karl F. Reichenberger, Daniel M. Curtis, Andrew J. Boettcher, Jason T. Sawyer, Miguel Galvez, Walter Martin, Ryan A. Piaskowski, Vaidhyanathan Venkiteswaran, Clay G. Nesler, Siddharth Goyal, Thomas M. Seneczko, Young M. Lee, Sudhi R. Sinha
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Patent number: 11927925Abstract: A building system including one or more memory devices configured to store instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to collect building device data of a building device, the building device data comprising a plurality of data samples of a data point and generate a time correlated data stream for the data point, the time correlated data stream comprising values of the plurality of data samples of the data point. The instructions cause the one or more processors to generate a time correlated reliability data stream for the data point, the time correlated reliability data stream comprising a plurality of reliability values indicating reliability of the values of the plurality of data samples of the data point.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Kirk H. Drees, Donald R. Albinger, Shawn D. Schubert, Karl F. Reichenberger, Daniel M. Curtis, Andrew J. Boettcher, Jason T. Sawyer, Miguel Galvez, Walter Martin, Ryan A. Piaskowski, Vaidhyanathan Venkiteswaran, Clay G. Nesler, Siddharth Goyal, Thomas M. Seneczko, Young M. Lee, Sudhi R. Sinha
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Patent number: 11913655Abstract: A building management system (BMS) for filtering a fluid within a building is shown. The system includes one or more sensors configured to measure one or more characteristics of a first fluid within an air duct of the BMS and measure one or more characteristics of a second fluid after the second fluid has been filtered. The system further includes a pollutant management system configured to receive data from the one or more sensors and control a filtration process. The filtration process selects a filter of a plurality of filters based on at least one of a level of the one or more characteristics of the first fluid or the one or more characteristics of the second fluid.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Timothy C. Gamroth, Michael J. Wenzel, Mohammad N. ElBsat, David S. Eidson, James Burke, Kirk H. Drees, Thomas M. Seneczko
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Publication number: 20230392846Abstract: A method of operating a chiller to avoid future surge events, the method comprises applying chiller operating data associated with a chiller as an input to one or more machine learning models; and generating a threshold for a controllable chiller variable to prevent a future chiller surge event from occurring based on an output of the one or more machine learning models, further comprising affecting operation of the chiller based on the threshold to prevent the future chiller surge event from occurring. The method enables automatic control of a chiller to avoid future chiller surge events.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Liming Yang, Thomas M. Seneczko, Curtis C. Crane, Justin P. Kauffman
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Patent number: 11732942Abstract: A method of operating a chiller includes applying chiller operating data associated with the chiller as an input to one or more machine learning models, generating a boundary for a controllable chiller variable based on an output of the one or more machine learning models, and affecting operation of the chiller based on the boundary.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLPInventors: Liming Yang, Thomas M. Seneczko, Curtis C. Crane, Justin P. Kauffman
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Publication number: 20220113045Abstract: A building management system (BMS) for filtering a fluid within a building is shown. The system includes one or more sensors configured to measure one or more characteristics of a first fluid within an air duct of the BMS and measure one or more characteristics of a second fluid after the second fluid has been filtered. The system further includes a pollutant management system configured to receive data from the one or more sensors and control a filtration process. The filtration process selects a filter of a plurality of filters based on at least one of a level of the one or more characteristics of the first fluid or the one or more characteristics of the second fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Timothy C. Gamroth, Michael J. Wenzel, Mohammad N. ElBsat, David S. Eidson, James Burke, Kirk H. Drees, Thomas M. Seneczko
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Patent number: 11274842Abstract: A building management system (BMS) for filtering a fluid within a building is shown. The system includes one or more sensors configured to measure one or more characteristics of a first fluid within an air duct of the BMS and measure one or more characteristics of a second fluid after the second fluid has been filtered. The system further includes a pollutant management system configured to receive data from the one or more sensors and control a filtration process. The filtration process selects a filter of a plurality of filters based on a level of the one or more characteristics of the first fluid and the one or more characteristics of the second fluid.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLPInventors: Timothy C. Gamroth, Michael J. Wenzel, Mohammad N. ElBsat, David S. Eidson, James Burke, Kirk H. Drees, Thomas M. Seneczko
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Publication number: 20210270510Abstract: A method of operating a chiller to avoid future surge events, the method comprises applying chiller operating data associated with a chiller as an input to one or more machine learning models; and generating a threshold for a controllable chiller variable to prevent a future chiller surge event from occurring based on an output of the one or more machine learning models, further comprising affecting operation of the chiller based on the threshold to prevent the future chiller surge event from occurring. The method enables automatic control of a chiller to avoid future chiller surge events.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Liming Yang, Thomas M. Seneczko, Curtis C. Crane, Justin P. Kauffman
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Publication number: 20210010701Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing health risks with respect to an infectious disease in buildings. Health data for an infectious diseases is used to determine a health risk level for building spaces and individuals in the building. An air handling action or a disinfection action is performed based on the health risk level.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology CompanyInventors: Clay G. Nesler, Kirk H. Drees, Matthew J. Deloge, Jonathan D. Douglas, Timothy C. Gamroth, Michael J. Wenzel, Robert D. Turney, Mohammad N. ElBsat, Joseph F. Mann, Matthew J. Ellis, Serdar Suindykov, James Burke, Thomas M. Seneczko, David S. Eidson, Ganesh Kalpundi, Renee Clair, Anza D'Antonio, Mark L. Ziolkowski
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Publication number: 20210010693Abstract: A building management system (BMS) for filtering a fluid within a building is shown. The system includes one or more sensors configured to measure one or more characteristics of a first fluid within an air duct of the BMS and measure one or more characteristics of a second fluid after the second fluid has been filtered. The system further includes a pollutant management system configured to receive data from the one or more sensors and control a filtration process. The filtration process selects a filter of a plurality of filters based on a level of the one or more characteristics of the first fluid and the one or more characteristics of the second fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Timothy C. Gamroth, Michael J. Wenzel, Mohammad N. ElBsat, David S. Eidson, James Burke, Kirk H. Drees, Thomas M. Seneczko
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Publication number: 20100187832Abstract: A device for use in a building automation system includes a first circuit configured to receive non-electrical energy from an environment in which the device is placed and convert the non-electrical energy to electrical energy. The electrical energy is used to power the first circuit. The first circuit configured to sense a parameter based on the non-electrical energy. A communications interface configured to be powered by the electrical energy and configured to communicate the sensed parameter to the building automation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Scott T. Holland, Thomas J. Menden, Matthew J. Asmus, Kirk H. Drees, John I. Ruiz, Timothy J. Gamroth, Thomas M. Seneczko, Philip L Bushong, Paul D. Brunette
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Patent number: 5715858Abstract: A control valve that minimizes sticking of the plug assembly by particles such as welding byproducts in the associated heating system. The valve port having a continuous decrease of diameter from the port opening toward the valve seat and an additional stepped decrease in diameter adjacent to the valve seat, which enables particles wedged in the clearance between the plug and port to be released and guided away from the port.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1995Date of Patent: February 10, 1998Assignee: Johnson Service CompanyInventors: Thomas M. Seneczko, David R. Stewart, Steven M. Miles, Ronald W. Streeter