David A Rasmussen

US Patent:

7634555, Dec 15, 2009

Filed:

May 16, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/439394

Inventors:

Anne M. Kumor - Greendale WI, US
David E. Rasmussen - Dousman WI, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Holland MI

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709223, 709203, 709217, 700 19

Abstract:

A building automation control system for use in a building having an IT network is disclosed. The building automation control system includes at least one BAS controller connected to the IT network and at least one BAS device located within the building and connected to the at least one BAS controller through the IT network. Further the system may be configured to use standards-based IT technologies over the IT network to manage the at least one BAS device. The standards-based IT technologies may include DHCP to obtain IP addresses and network parameters of the BAS devices, DNS to provide a mechanism for associating the BAS devices with human-friendly names, a distributed mechanism for storing the names, and a method for locating the BAS devices by resolving names and IP addresses, SNTP to synchronize time on the BAS devices, SNMP to monitor the BAS devices and report alarms, SMTP for delivery of e-mail alarms, web-services to provide Internet-friendly communications, and standards-based IT security mechanisms to protect software of the BAS devices.

US Patent:

8190728, May 29, 2012

Filed:

Aug 10, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/538785

Inventors:

Anne M. Kumor - Greendale WI, US
David E. Rasmussen - Dousman WI, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Holland MI

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709223, 709203, 709217, 700 19

Abstract:

A building automation control system for use in a building having an IT network includes at least one BAS controller connected to the IT network and at least one BAS device located within the building and connected to the at least one BAS controller through the IT network. Further the system may be configured to use standards-based IT technologies over the IT network to manage the at least one BAS device. The standards-based IT technologies may include DHCP to obtain IP addresses and network parameters of the BAS devices, DNS to provide a mechanism for associating the BAS devices with human-friendly names, a distributed mechanism for storing the names, and a method for locating the BAS devices by resolving names and IP addresses, SNTP to synchronize time on the BAS devices, SNMP to monitor the BAS devices and report alarms, SMTP for delivery of e-mail alarms, web-services to provide Internet-friendly communications, and standards-based IT security mechanisms to protect software of the BAS devices.

US Patent:

20060260106, Nov 23, 2006

Filed:

Jan 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/322645

Inventors:

Ronald Roser - Salt Lake City UT, US
David Rasmussen - Sandy UT, US
Trond Pedersen - Murray UT, US
Scott Cutler - Sandy UT, US
Ken Warfield - Holladay UT, US
Dennis Hegerhorst - Nampa ID, US
Paul Merrill - Bountiful UT, US
Kirk Samowitz - South Jordan UT, US
Mark Liddiard - Sandy UT, US
Curtis Veit - Salt Lake City UT, US

Assignee:

Zoltek Companies, Inc. - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

D02J 1/18

US Classification:

028282000

Abstract:

A large-tow fiber placement system having (1) a creel, (2) a tow feeding mechanism, (3) a tow cutting mechanism, and (4) a tow consolidation system, wherein the creel shuttles a spool to maintain a substantially fixed exit path of a large-tow exiting the spool, the tow feeding mechanism has a head that is cooled by a fluid to control integrity of the large-tow and the tow consolidation system has interlocking shoes to provide a continuous application of the head is disclosed.

US Patent:

20070029434, Feb 8, 2007

Filed:

Jan 9, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/327396

Inventors:

David Rasmussen - Sandy UT, US
Ronald Roser - Salt Lake City UT, US
Joseph Barlow - Riverton UT, US
Kirk Samowitz - South Jordan UT, US
Kurt Olsen - South Jordan UT, US

Assignee:

Zoltek Companies Inc. - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

B65H 54/28

US Classification:

242484000

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for winding a towpreg having a spool winding machine having a rod-shaped body for mounting a core of a spool, wherein the core is shuttled on the rod-shaped body to allow the towpreg to maintain a straight path substantially normal to an axis of the rod-shaped body are disclosed.

US Patent:

20080209342, Aug 28, 2008

Filed:

Jan 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/021180

Inventors:

Jeffrey Taylor - Glendale WI, US
Diana St. John - Germantown WI, US
David S. Eidson - Franklin WI, US
Gregory B. Cebasek - New Berlin WI, US
Beth A. Ray - Oak Creek WI, US
Radu Dorneanu - Greendale WI, US
David E. Rasmussen - Dousman WI, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715747

Abstract:

A system for filtering items to be displayed on a graphical user interface provided to a client and for interaction by a user, the graphical user interface for a building automation system, is provided. The system includes a processor and memory communicably coupled to the processor. The memory includes computer code for allowing the user to create a filter definition via a computer based form. The memory further includes computer code for saving the created filter definition to memory and computer code for applying the saved filter definition to a set of building automation system data items. The memory yet further includes computer code for generating the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including results of the applied filter definition.

US Patent:

55985661, Jan 28, 1997

Filed:

Jan 7, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/179494

Inventors:

Gregory A. Pascucci - Waukesha WI
David E. Rasmussen - Wales WI
Gaylon M. Decious - Milwaukee WI
James R. Garbe - Greenfield WI
Susan M. Hyzer - Brown Deer WI
Karen L. Woest - Wauwatosa WI
Vairavan Vairavan - Milwaukee WI
David L. Koch - Fox Point WI
Donald A. Gottschalk - Milwaukee WI
Dennis E. Burkhardt - Franklin WI
Darrell E. Standish - New Berlin WI
Paul W. Madaus - Oak Creek WI
Dan J. Spacek - Cudahy WI
Clay G. Nesler - New Berlin WI
James K. Stark - Wauwatosa WI
Otto M. Mageland - Greenfield WI
Robert R. Singers - Brown Deer WI
Michael E. Wagner - Delafield WI

Assignee:

Johnson Service Company - Milwaukee WI

International Classification:

G06F 15177

US Classification:

395750

Abstract:

A networked system having a wide variety of applications and particularly applicable to facilities management systems has multiple levels of software in processing nodes. The levels include a "features" processing level which communicates requests for data to a software object level containing databases of processes and attributes and database managers. The database managers in the software object level operate to provide data to the high level features in the same format. The software object level communicates with a hardware object level which also contains databases and database managers to mask differences between operational hardware units. By categorizing operational units by type, additional units of a known type can be added with only low level hardware object database changes. Adding units of a new type is facilitated by software changes confined to the lower level hardware and software objects, avoiding software changes at high level features. Individual software objects are tailored for typical types of inputs and output devices encountered by facilities management systems.

US Patent:

61673161, Dec 26, 2000

Filed:

Apr 3, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/054647

Inventors:

Jeffrey J. Gloudeman - Franklin WI
Donald A. Gottschalk - Wauwatosa WI
David E. Rasmussen - Dousman WI
Michael E. Wagner - Delafield WI

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Co. - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

G05B 1918

US Classification:

700 2

Abstract:

A computer-implemented building automation system is provided with an asynchronous communication architecture for supporting object-oriented applications that interact with distributed building automation devices. Standard application objects which need to be informed of changes to the value of another object's attributes use a connection object to establish an asynchronous link between standard objects. A source object has a control attribute that changes based upon the execution of this object's control method which in turn is linked to a second control attribute of a destination object. By linking these attributes, a connection object is defined to manage information being passed between these two objects. Upon instantiation of the connection object, it registers the second control attribute with the source object to receive "significant" changes in the value of its control attribute. A "significant" change is defined by a change sensitivity property associated with the control attribute, such that a message containing the value of the control attribute is transmitted to the connection object when the change in the value of the control attribute exceeds the value of the change sensitivity property.

US Patent:

55220444, May 28, 1996

Filed:

Jan 21, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/185181

Inventors:

Gregory A. Pascucci - Waukesha WI
David E. Rasmussen - Wales WI
Gaylon M. Decious - Milwaukee WI
James R. Garbe - Greenfield WI
Susan M. Hyzer - Brown Deer WI
Karen L. Woest - Wauwatosa WI
Vairavan Vairavan - Milwaukee WI
David L. Koch - Fox Point WI
Donald A. Gottschalk - Milwaukee WI
Dennis E. Burkhardt - Franklin WI
Darrell E. Standish - New Berlin WI
Paul W. Madaus - Oak Creek WI
Dan J. Spacek - Cudahy WI
Clay G. Nesler - New Berlin WI
James K. Stark - Wauwatosa WI
Otto M. Mageland - Greenfield WI
Robert R. Singers - Brown Deer WI
Michael E. Wagner - Delafield WI

Assignee:

Johnson Service Company

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

39520006

Abstract:

A networked system having a wide variety of applications and particularly applicable to facilities management systems has multiple levels of software in processing nodes. The levels include a "features" processing level which communicates requests for data to a software object level containing databases of processes and attributes and database managers. The database managers in the software object level operate to provide data to the high level features in the same format. The software object level communicates with a hardware object level which also contains databases and database managers to mask differences between operational hardware units. By categorizing operational units by type, additional units of a known type can be added with only low level hardware object database changes. Adding units of a new type is facilitated by software changes confined to the lower level hardware and software objects, avoiding software changes at high level features. Individual software objects are tailored for typical types of inputs and output devices encountered by facilities management systems.