Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7464339 | Method and device for upgrading a building control system An integration tool is presented for integrating and/or commissioning a new device or system into a building control system. The integration tool is incorporated into the building control system and is operative to create one or more databases and/or applications fo... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7451017 | Energy and cost savings calculation system An Energy and Cost Savings Calculation System is provided that automates the determination of energy and cost savings due to energy conservation measures. The system provides Multi-Variant, Non-Linear (MVNL) load forecasting techniques, energy and cost savings calcu... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7437596 | Self-healing control network for building automation systems In building automation architectures, components may be associated through physical communications paths and at a different level through building automation applications. Building automation applications implement control processes for a building function. Due to c... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7408839 | Distance measurement for wireless building automation devices In a building environment, a distance associated with a building automation device is determined as a function of an inserted time delay between a wireless transmission of a signal and wireless reception of another signal. For example, a two-way communication is pro... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7382271 | Automated position detection for wireless building automation devices In a building environment, a coordinate location or local position of various automation devices is determined. The location or position may be determined using a wireless distance measurement. Applications, associations, and utilizations for wireless building autom... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383148 | Method and apparatus for graphically displaying a building system A method and apparatus uses a stored three dimensional model of an object to render an image showing a condition sensed by a building control system. The building condition may be sensed by a micro electromechanical system (MEMS) network that is wirelessly integrate... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380210 | User interface with installment mode A user interface is provided having a display for displaying information about a system, wherein said system is comprised of a plurality of elements. The user interface is provided with a plurality of modes of user operation, including an installment mode which allo... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378980 | Triangulation of position for automated building control components In a building environment, coordinate locations for building automation devices is determined. The location may be based on triangulation methods for determining coordinate locations from wireless distance information for the building automation devices. Erroneous d... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379390 | Distance measurement for wireless building automation devices In a building environment, a distance associated with a building automation device is determined as a function of an inserted time delay between a wireless transmission of a signal and wireless reception of another signal. For example, a two-way communication is pro... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7353070 | Building control system using network global data An arrangement in a building control system includes a plurality of field panel devices. Each field panel device is configured to receive control inputs and further configured to provide control outputs to at least one building control device. Each field panel devic... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341193 | Portable diagnostic device A portable, preferably hand-held device is provided which may be used to test device loops in fire safety systems for short circuits, open circuits, ground faults and can test the response of the devices in the loop before or after the device loop is connected to th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337191 | Method and system for obtaining service related information about equipment located at a plurality of sites A method and system is provided for communicating service and maintenance information about equipment located at distributed building sites. A customer web portal is provided with a database for storing the equipment service information. The web portal provides an e... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7317970 | Remote sensing for building automation A line of sight temperature sensor in a thermostat allows placement at locations other than on a wall. For example, the thermostat is positioned in a ceiling, allowing easier wiring access. Wall placement may be used. By remotely sensing user selection associated wi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7308323 | Configuration output system A configuration output system for use with a building automation system is provided. The configuration output system includes a database and an output engine block. The database contains a configuration data set selected by a user. The output engine block is operabl... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7283936 | Field panel trending on event in a building control system A building control system, such as an HVAC system, has a field unit incorporating a control panel (a field panel) with a local user interface allowing user selected parameters for collecting trend information when the system detects a change of value for a point in ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281221 | Work cell problem identification and notification system The present invention generally relates to a network based graphical user interface allowing individuals at a facility such as a factory work to efficiently communicate problems at the facility in real time. The graphical user interface of is comprised of one or mor... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7226007 | Method and system for storing carpet fines Fabric material having a backing, such as carpet, is used as a biomass fuel component. The fabric material is shredded and substantially separated into constituent backing and fabric components. The backing component is stored in a first storage unit. The fabric com... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228234 | Weather data quality control and ranking method A method and system for performing quality control checks upon weather data are provided. The weather data includes information pertaining to a plurality of weather parameters. The quality control checks may identify inaccurate weather parameters or be used to rank ... | 06/05/2007 |
| D542160 | Room sensor housing | 05/08/2007 |
| D541679 | Room sensor housing | 05/01/2007 |
| D534089 | Room sensor housing | 12/26/2006 |
| D533092 | Room sensor housing | 12/05/2006 |
| 7023163 | Fail-safe electric actuator using high voltage capacitors According to the present invention, a fail-safe circuit for controlling an actuator is provided with an input voltage which is rectified and converted to a DC voltage. The DC voltage is boosted to a high level, and high voltage storage capacitors are charged at this... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6996600 | System and method for servicing messages between device controller nodes and via a lon network The present invention includes a system (FIG. 4) for servicing messages between device controller nodes and control applications via a Lon Network, wherein the device controller nodes includes a plurality of network variables for defining parameters of the Lo... | 02/07/2006 |
