Zurn Industries, Inc.

Osram Sylvania Inc.

Zurn Water, LLC

Whiffaway Ltd.

Arindam Chakraborty

Brandon Feil

Kevin Brockman

Glen W Trickle

Richard Ryer

Kevin Ferenc

Warren Anderson

Long Larry Le

Shashank Bakre

Ayan Choudhury

Anthony G Wilcox

James McLean

Sebastian Marshall

Paul Johnston

Brian Olmstead

Glen Trickle

Frank Molinaro

Vipresh Jain

Michael Pynn

Thushan Kapilajith Hemanchandra

Keith C Mercer

Adesola Adesope

James Mclean

A fixture that includes an electro-mechanical (EM) element; a communication interface; a processor; and a computer-readable storage media coupled to the processor and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving, from a service via the communication interface, parameters for scheduling an operation of the fixture; determining, based on the parameters, a plurality of commands for the EM element and a respective time to execute each of the commands; providing, at the respective time, each of the commands to the respective EM element for execution; providing, via the communication interface, an indication of completion of the operation of the fixture to the service.

Systems and methods for determining operations of a smart fixture

A backflow preventer assembly for a water management system includes a backflow preventer, an upstream shutoff valve, a downstream shutoff valve, a flow path, a pressure meter, and a flow meter. The upstream shutoff valve is positioned upstream from the backflow preventer. The downstream shutoff valve is positioned downstream from the backflow preventer. The flow path is defined at least partially through the backflow preventer, the upstream shutoff valve, and the downstream shutoff valve. The pressure meter includes a pressure sensor. The pressure sensor is in fluid communication with the flow path. The flow meter includes a flow sensor. The flow sensor is in fluid communication with the flow path.

Smart and connected backflow preventer assembly

Methods and systems for providing an availability status associated with a facility. One system includes a visual indicator associated with a facility subsystem of the facility and a sensor configured to detect data associated with the facility subsystem. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the visual indicator and the sensor. The controller is configured to receive a data from the sensor. The controller is also configured to determine a current availability status associated with the facility subsystem based on the data received from the sensor. The controller is also configured to control the visual indicator to indicate the current availability status associated with the facility subsystem.

Cloud-connected occupancy lights and status indication

Methods and systems of monitoring and managing a facility including a plurality of end point devices. One system includes a first gateway device. The first gateway device includes a first electronic processor configured to receive fixture data from at least one electro-mechanical element of a fixture associated with the facility, the fixture data related to an operation of the fixture, and enable transmission of the fixture data to a remote device for virtual processing. The system also includes a second gateway device communicatively coupled with the first gateway device. The second gateway device includes a second electronic processor configured to receive, from the first gateway device, the processed fixture data. The second electronic processor configured to convert the processed fixture data pursuant to a networking protocol associated with a building management system and transmit the converted fixture data for display via a visual dashboard associated with the building management system.

BACnet conversion of water management data for building management solutions

Systems, methods and apparatus for providing an availability status associated with a facility. One system includes an illumination indicator, a thermal grid array sensor, and an electronic controller. The thermal grid array sensor is configured to sense an outside region, an entryway region, and an inside region associated with a facility subsystem. The electronic controller is configured to determine the current availability status as unavailable responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting a heat signature in the outside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the inside region. The electronic controller is also configured to determine the current availability status as available responsive to the thermal grid array sensor detecting the heat signature in the inside region, subsequently in the entryway region, and subsequently in the outside region. The electronic controller is further configured to control the illumination indicator to indicate the current availability status.

Facility occupancy detection with thermal grid sensor

Methods and systems of monitoring and managing a facility including a plurality of end point devices. One system includes an end point device including an electronic processor, the electronic processor powered by an energy source local to the end point device. The electronic processor is configured to receive data from at least one electro-mechanical element of a fixture associated with the facility, the data related to an operation of the fixture. The electronic processor is also configured to convert the data pursuant to a networking protocol. The electronic processor is also configured to enable, over a network associated with the networking protocol, transmission of the converted data for virtual processing.

Battery powered end point device for IoT applications

IoT network with BACnet communication for various sensors in a building management system (BMS) platform

Methods and systems of managing data transfers in a fixture. One system includes fixtures comprising: a communication interface; and a processor configured to optimize download efficiency by: receiving, from a remote device via the communication interface, a file comprising a plurality of data blocks, wherein each of the plurality of data blocks comprise a unique cyclical redundancy check (CRC) value and a payload; determining, for each of the plurality of data blocks, a check value based on a polynomial division of the respective payload; determining an error in at least one of the plurality of data blocks based on a comparison between each of the respective CRC values and the respective check values; and providing, to the remote device via the communication interface, a request for retransmission of each of the at least one of the plurality of data blocks with the determined error.

Cloud communication for an edge device

Methods and systems for providing a resource dispenser status for a resource dispenser associated with a facility. One system includes an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive a set of signals. The electronic processor is also configured to compare a first signal included in the set of signals to a set of thresholds. The electronic processor is also configured to determine a resource dispenser status based on the comparison of the first signal to the set of thresholds. The electronic processor is also configured to generate and transmit the resource dispenser status to a remote device, wherein the remote device provides the resource dispenser status to a user.

Cloud-connected smart sensing and measurement method for resource dispensers

Methods and systems of monitoring and managing a facility. One system includes a universal gateway device including an electronic processor configured to receive, via a first communication protocol, a first set of data from a first end point device. The electronic processor is also configured to receive, via a second communication protocol different from the first communication protocol, a second set of data from a second end point device. The electronic processor is also configured to process the first set of data and the second set of data pursuant to a third communication protocol. The electronic processor is also configured to enable, via the third communication protocol, transmission of the processed first set of data and the processed second set of data to a remote device for virtual processing.

Universal gateway solution with bi-directional data transfer, management, and control from multiprotocol sensors and end-devices for various IoT networks

Methods and systems of providing a connection status of a battery powered end point device. One system includes an end point device associated with a facility. The end point device including a housing including a receiving portion and a lid portion and a boss protruding from an inner surface of the lid portion. The end point device also includes a switch associated with the receiving portion of the housing and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the switch. The electronic processor is configured to monitor a current position of the switch. The electronic processor is also configured to, in response to determining that the current position of the switch is opened, determine a status of the end point device and provide a visual indication of the status of the end point device.

System and method for providing a connection status of a battery powered end point device

Managing edge devices in building management systems

A fixture for flooding detection that includes a communication interface; a processor; and a computer-readable storage media coupled to the processor and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: receiving, from a first sensor, a first signal indicative of a water level at a location within a facility, determining, based on the first signal, the water level at the location within the facility, determining a shut-off condition based on the water level at the location within the facility reaching a first predetermined height, and transmitting, via the communication interface, a shut-off signal to at least one water inlet at the location within the facility.

Smart and cloud connected detection mechanism and real-time internet of things (IoT) system management

Methods and systems for remotely monitoring and controlling holding tank subsystems. One system includes an electronic processor communicatively coupled to a memory. The electronic processor, through execution of the instructions stored in the memory, is configured to receive tank data associated with a first holding tank of a holding tank subsystem. The tank data indicates a material level of a material stored in the first holding tank. The electronic processor is also configured to compare the material level to a material transfer threshold. The electronic processor is also configured to, in response to the material level satisfying the material transfer threshold, control the holding tank subsystem to transfer at least a portion of the material in the first holding tank to the second holding tank as a transfer event.

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Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

Arindam Chakraborty