168 patents
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Utility
Techniques for forecasting solar power generation
16 May 23
A forecast engine generates a clear-sky solar power generation level corresponding to a photovoltaic installation that resides within a geographical area.
Frank Monforte, Andrew Sukenik
Filed: 24 Apr 19
Utility
Network protocol for battery powered devices within a wireless network
2 May 23
A network system includes a main network implementing a conventional network protocol and a BPD subtree implementing a custom network protocol.
Thomas F. Uhling, Keith Wayne Barnes, Howard Neal Brace, Imad Jamil, Fabrice Monier
Filed: 30 Apr 21
Utility
Techniques for preserving battery life in poor signal conditions using cellular protocol information
25 Apr 23
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for operating an electronic device within a cellular environment.
Robert Vernon Dusenberry, Richard Donald Maes, II
Filed: 18 Dec 20
Utility
Traceroute method to identify devices in tunneled segment of routing path
4 Apr 23
Methods and devices for providing routing path and transit delay time data to a device running traceroute on an IP network comprising routing tunnels are described herein.
Fabrice Monier, Madani Lainani
Filed: 16 Nov 21
Utility
Disaggregation of gas load to determine gas appliance performance
7 Mar 23
Techniques determine if an appliance having a fixed-rate of gas-consumption is degrading over time.
Mark K. Cornwall, James Lee Kann, Peter Clevenger
Filed: 18 Dec 20
Utility
Energy efficiency data collection service
7 Mar 23
An energy efficiency data collection system architecture may be configured to enable efficient and accurate collection of energy efficiency data associated with users and/or sites associated with users and generation of profiles associated with the users based on the energy efficiency data.
Michael Ting
Filed: 28 Jun 19
Utility
Network edge detection and notification of gas pressure situation
28 Feb 23
Techniques for detecting a high gas pressure situation within a gas delivery system (e.g., for natural gas delivery to homes and businesses) are described.
James Lee Kann, Janet Penz, Katrina Polk
Filed: 18 Dec 20
Utility
Time synchronization using trust aggregation
28 Feb 23
A method for synchronizing time may include receiving initial time information including an initial timestamp from a first device, adjusting a clock of the device with the initial time information, storing the initial time information as an earliest possible time, receiving additional time information, including a second timestamp, from a second device, and evaluating the additional time information.
Bernard M. Woodland
Filed: 17 Jun 22
Utility
Forming a blockchain in low-bandwidth, resource-constrained network
21 Feb 23
A device selects a plurality of other devices to participate in a blockchain based at least in part on observed behavior of a communication link between the device and each of the other devices.
Eric Donald White
Filed: 30 Dec 20
Utility
Techniques for dynamically modifying operational behavior of network devices in a wireless network
21 Feb 23
A network device includes one or more processors and a memory storing firmware that when executed by the one or more processors causes the network device to perform operations including executing the firmware according to a configuration file, wherein the executing includes receiving one or more commands updating the configuration file to become a modified configuration file; and executing the firmware according to the modified configuration file.
Ryan Matthew Wilson, Eric Donald White, Kevin Richard Crouse
Filed: 6 Dec 21
Utility
Peer selection for data distribution in a mesh network
7 Feb 23
Various embodiments disclose a method that includes sending, by a first node to a plurality of neighbor nodes, a query associated with a dataset, wherein the dataset includes multiple blocks; receiving, at the first node from a set of the plurality of neighbor nodes, one or more responses to the query; based on a first quality ranking of individual nodes in the set, selecting, by the first node, a second node from the set; and sending, by the first node, a first request to the second node for at least one block of the multiple blocks.
Imad Jamil, Jerome Bartier, Fabrice Monier, Samuel De Vals
Filed: 15 Nov 21
Utility
Enforcing access to endpoint resources
31 Jan 23
Techniques are directed to controlling access to resources on a message bus of a network communication device.
Scott Dale Brown, Andrew Keats, Matthew Rockey, Jason Estes
Filed: 25 Mar 21
Utility
Transducer enclosure with variable moisture proofing
17 Jan 23
An enclosure for an ultrasonic transducer is configured for variable moisture protection.
Abbas Sabraoui, Michel Bottner, Daniel Catherin
Filed: 3 Jan 22
Utility
Detecting electrical arcing in household electrical wiring
10 Jan 23
Various embodiments disclosed herein provide techniques for detecting electrical arcing in an electrical system.
Vladimir Borisov, Matthieu Pichot
Filed: 19 Nov 19
Utility
Real-time validation of distributed energy resource device commitments
20 Dec 22
A distributed energy resource (DER) device is coupled to a utility meter in a “behind-the-meter” configuration.
Lucas Scheidler, Tim Patterson
Filed: 13 Mar 19
Utility
Battery power management for a cellular device
6 Dec 22
Techniques for operating cellular internet of things (IoT) devices under a public cellular carrier are disclosed.
Robert Vernon Dusenberry
Filed: 8 Mar 21
Utility
Frame compatibility across network protocol versions
29 Nov 22
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for processing packets transmitted within a network in accordance with a network protocol.
Fabrice Monier, Keith Wayne Barnes, Imad Jamil, Thomas Uhling
Filed: 23 Dec 20
Utility
Partial source routing for cross-network routing
22 Nov 22
Source routing techniques include sending data across several networks, while limiting source routing overhead.
Viet-Hung Nguyen, Jerome Bartier, James Laurence Taylor
Filed: 9 Nov 20
Utility
Solar shield for utility meter
22 Nov 22
An enclosure for a utility metering device is configured to reduce internal air temperatures.
Kirby Kimble Nelson, III, Jaykumar Harshadbhai Joshi
Filed: 31 Jul 19
Utility
Determining network reliability using message success rates
25 Oct 22
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for evaluating connections between nodes in a mesh network.
Thomas F. Uhling, Keith Wayne Barnes
Filed: 13 Aug 21