Brian D Rigg

US Patent:

8332075, Dec 11, 2012

Filed:

Sep 15, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/560238

Inventors:

Gregory Ralph Harrod - Wichita KS, US
Bradley A. Beers - Dorr MI, US
Grant E. Carmichael - Grand Rapids MI, US
Brian D. Rigg - Douglass KS, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Holland MI

International Classification:

G05B 13/00
G05B 15/00
G05D 23/00
G06F 3/048
F28F 27/00
F25B 29/00

US Classification:

700278, 700276, 700277, 715833, 165200, 165201

Abstract:

Controllers for controlling heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and cooling (HVAC) systems are provided. The controllers include graphical user interfaces for user adjustment of system settings. The graphical user interfaces also may be designed to present information that facilitates user understanding of system operations. In certain embodiments, the controllers may allow users to adjust balance point and/or LTCO temperature values. In these embodiments, the graphical user interfaces may include slide bars for adjusting the balance point and/or LTCO temperature values.

US Patent:

20100076605, Mar 25, 2010

Filed:

Sep 19, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/234378

Inventors:

Greg R. Harrod - Wichita KS, US
Brian D. Rigg - Douglass KS, US
Nathan T. Ostrye - Wichita KS, US
Jedidiah O. Bentz - Wichita KS, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Holland MI

International Classification:

G05D 23/19

US Classification:

700276

Abstract:

Control devices for configuring heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and cooling (HVAC) systems are provided. The control devices are designed to detect operational parameters of units within HVAC systems and present system configurations consistent with the detected parameters. In response to user selection of a system configuration, the control device may apply the system configuration to the HVAC system and may reconfigure settings of control circuits within system units. The system configurations presented by the control device may correspond to wiring diagrams that are familiar to service technicians. Methods of configuring HVAC systems with the control devices are also provided.

US Patent:

20130066472, Mar 14, 2013

Filed:

Nov 8, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/672455

Inventors:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Holland MI, US
Bradley A. Beers - Dorr MI, US
Grant E. Carmichael - Grand Rapids MI, US
Brian D. Rigg - Douglass KS, US

Assignee:

JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY - Holland MI

International Classification:

G05D 23/00

US Classification:

700276

Abstract:

Controllers for controlling heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and cooling (HVAC) systems are provided. The controllers include graphical user interfaces for user adjustment of system settings. The graphical user interfaces also may be designed to present information that facilitates user understanding of system operations. In certain embodiments, the controllers may allow users to adjust balance point and/or LTCO temperature values. In these embodiments, the graphical user interfaces may include slide bars for adjusting the balance point and/or LTCO temperature values.

US Patent:

20230088662, Mar 23, 2023

Filed:

Nov 28, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/994584

Inventors:

- Milwaukee WI, US
Brian D. Rigg - Douglass KS, US

International Classification:

F24F 11/81
F24F 11/32

Abstract:

A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between a refrigerant and an air flow, a blower configured to induce the air flow across the heat exchanger, and a control board configured to receive an input indicative of a presence of refrigerant external to the heat exchanger and adjust operation of the blower based on the input.

US Patent:

20230062041, Mar 2, 2023

Filed:

Aug 24, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/894897

Inventors:

- Milwaukee WI, US
Brian D. Rigg - Douglass KS, US

International Classification:

F24F 11/89
G01M 3/02
F24F 1/0063
F24F 11/36
G01M 1/12

Abstract:

A self-orienting sensing system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a housing having a main body. The housing defines a sensing aperture in a first portion of the main body and a mounting channel in a second portion of the main body. The self-orienting sensing system includes a sensing element retained within the housing. The sensing element is configured to detect leaked refrigerant that enters the housing via the sensing aperture. The self-orienting sensing system also includes a mounting retainer configured to extend through the mounting channel and couple the housing to an interior surface of an air handling enclosure of the HVAC system. The mounting retainer enables the mounting channel to rotate about the mounting retainer to automatically align the sensing aperture in a target sensing orientation based on a weight of the housing under the force of gravity.

US Patent:

20230031216, Feb 2, 2023

Filed:

Jun 13, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/839243

Inventors:

- Milwaukee WI, US
Brian D. Rigg - Douglass KS, US

International Classification:

F24F 11/63
G05B 15/02

Abstract:

The present disclosure includes a control board including a switchable input/output port. The switchable I/O port may provide a switchable communication bus capable of selectively supporting one of multiple different communication protocols and may provide a switchable power bus capable of selectively conducting electrical power from one of multiple different power supplies. As such, the control board may communicatively and/or electrically couple to a wide range of devices. To that end, the control board may support the dynamic interchange and reconfiguration of devices coupled to the control board, allowing a control system including the control board greater operational flexibility.

US Patent:

20210310792, Oct 7, 2021

Filed:

Jun 21, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/352673

Inventors:

- Auburn Hills MI, US
Jedidiah O. Bentz - Wichita KS, US
John W. Uerkvitz - Valley Center KS, US
Aneek M. Noor - Wichita KS, US
Drew H. Carlton - Wichita KS, US
Andrew M. Boyd - Wichita KS, US
Brian D. Rigg - Douglass KS, US
Shawn A. Hern - Park City KS, US
Cody J. Kaiser - Wichita KS, US
Tom R. Tasker - Andover KS, US

International Classification:

G01B 11/00
G06T 7/521
F24F 11/52
G06F 3/0488
H04W 4/33
G01C 15/00

Abstract:

The present disclosure includes systems and methods for determining dimensions, shapes, and locations of rooms of a building using a mobile device for controlling heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) provided to the rooms and building. A measuring device receives a shape of a room in the building and determines a dimension set of the room based on the shape of the room. The measuring device transmits the shape of the room and the dimension set to a mobile device that determines a layout of the building based on the shapes and the dimension sets corresponding to the rooms of the building. In this manner, the systems and methods provide the layout of the building more efficiently, resulting in an improved HVAC system installation and operation process.

US Patent:

20210302056, Sep 30, 2021

Filed:

Mar 31, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/836475

Inventors:

- Auburn Hills MI, US
Brian D. Rigg - Douglass KS, US

International Classification:

F24F 11/89
G01M 3/02
G01M 1/12
F24F 11/36
F24F 1/0063

Abstract:

A self-orienting sensing system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a housing having a main body. The housing defines a sensing aperture in a first portion of the main body and a mounting channel in a second portion of the main body. The self-orienting sensing system includes a sensing element retained within the housing. The sensing element is configured to detect leaked refrigerant that enters the housing via the sensing aperture. The self-orienting sensing system also includes a mounting retainer configured to extend through the mounting channel and couple the housing to an interior surface of an air handling enclosure of the HVAC system. The mounting retainer enables the mounting channel to rotate about the mounting retainer to automatically align the sensing aperture in a target sensing orientation based on a weight of the housing under the force of gravity.