Vinosh C Diptee

US Patent:

20180245811, Aug 30, 2018

Filed:

Apr 24, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/961488

Inventors:

- Auburn Hills MI, US
Vinosh C. Diptee - Boynton Beach FL, US
Julio A. Abdala - SW Ranches FL, US
Claudio Santiago Ribeiro - Evanston IL, US
Charles J. Gaidish - South Milwaukee WI, US
Michael F. Kornacki - Oak Creek WI, US
John P. Cipolla - Inverness IL, US
Sudhi Sinha - Milwaukee WI, US
Michael L. Ribbich - Oconomowoc WI, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Auburn Hills MI

International Classification:

F24F 11/30
H05B 37/02
G06F 3/041
G05B 15/02
G05D 23/19
F24F 11/52
F24F 110/10

Abstract:

A thermostat includes a housing, a touch-sensitive display configured to display visual media and receive user inputs, and processing electronics configured to operate the touch-sensitive display. The housing includes a base and a display mount. The base includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall, a first side wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall, and a second side wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall. The top wall, the bottom wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define an internal volume. The display mount is cantilevered away from the top wall and includes a mounting surface. The display is attached to the mounting surface. The processing electronics are positioned within the interior volume.

US Patent:

20160327299, Nov 10, 2016

Filed:

May 4, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/146202

Inventors:

- Plymouth MI, US
John Peter Cipolla - Inverness IL, US
Sudhi Sinha - Milwaukee WI, US
Michael L. Ribbich - Oconomowoc WI, US
Amit Verma - Sunrise FL, US
Vinosh C. Diptee - Boynton Beach FL, US
Hao A. Nguyen - Lake Worth FL, US
Julio A. Abdala - SW Ranches FL, US
Juan Guillermo Alvarez - Weston FL, US
Felippe M. Bicudo - Fort Lauderdale FL, US
Patricia Ellis Douglass - Pompano Beach FL, US
Claudio Santiago Ribeiro - Evanston IL, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

F24F 11/00

Abstract:

A thermostat includes a housing having a base, a display mount cantilevered from the base, and a case defining an interior volume extending between a front surface and a rear surface, a touch-sensitive display configured to display visual media and receive user inputs, wherein the touch-sensitive display is attached to the display mount, processing electronics on a circuit board positioned at least partially within the interior volume of the case, wherein the processing electronics are configured to operate the touch-sensitive display, and a mounting bracket configured to attach to a mounting location, wherein the mounting bracket includes a frame defining an aperture and the case extends through the aperture so that the frame is located between the front and rear surfaces of the case.

US Patent:

20160327300, Nov 10, 2016

Filed:

May 4, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/146649

Inventors:

- Plymouth MI, US
Vinosh C. Diptee - Boynton Beach FL, US
Juilio A. Abdala - SW Ranches FL, US
Claudio Santiago Ribeiro - Evanston IL, US
Charles J. Gaidish - South Milwaukee WI, US
Michael F. Kronacki - Oak Creek WI, US
John P. Cipolla - Inverness IL, US
Sudhi Sinha - Milwaukee WI, US
Michael L. Ribbich - Oconomowoc WI, US

Assignee:

Johnson Controls Technology Company - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

F24F 11/00
G06F 3/041

Abstract:

A thermostat includes a housing, a touch-sensitive display configured to display visual media and receive user inputs, and processing electronics configured to operate the touch-sensitive display. The housing includes a base and a display mount. The base includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall, a first side wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall, and a second side wall connecting the top wall to the bottom wall. The top wall, the bottom wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define an internal volume. The display mount is cantilevered upward from the top wall and includes a mounting surface perpendicular to the top wall of the base. The housing is not opaque. The display is attached to the mounting surface and is not opaque. The processing electronics are positioned within the interior volume.