Patents by Inventor Alex P. Yan

Alex P. Yan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Multi-purpose (multi-dwelling) electric metering system and method
    Patent number: 11454659
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a metering system including a base housing configured to be coupled to a supply of a consumable, and including a plurality of meter slots, wherein each meter slot is configured to couple with a removeable meter module. Further, the metering system includes a removeable cover housing configured to removably couple to the base housing, and a meter module that includes at least one meter core and at least one data transfer functionality or assembly. The meter module can independently meter at least a portion of the consumable consumed by at least one consumer. A metering assembly with a removeable meter module and an associated meter slot can independently meter at least a portion of a consumable consumed by at least one consumer, and metering of the consumable to a consumer from one meter slot is independent of metering of the consumable from another meter slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Earle S. Davis, Quoc Hoang, Alan S. Jones, Duong M. Nguyen, Tri Q. Nguyen, Edmond A. Padrones, Shelley R. Williams, Alex P. Yan
  • MULTI-PURPOSE (MULTI-DWELLING) ELECTRIC METERING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190219618
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a metering system including a base housing configured to be coupled to a supply of a consumable, and including a plurality of meter slots, wherein each meter slot is configured to couple with a removeable meter module. Further, the metering system includes a removeable cover housing configured to removably couple to the base housing, and a meter module that includes at least one meter core and at least one data transfer functionality or assembly. The meter module can independently meter at least a portion of the consumable consumed by at least one consumer. A metering assembly with a removeable meter module and an associated meter slot can independently meter at least a portion of a consumable consumed by at least one consumer, and metering of the consumable to a consumer from one meter slot is independent of metering of the consumable from another meter slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Earle S. Davis, Quoc Hoang, Alan S. Jones, Duong M. Nguyen, Tri Q. Nguyen, Edmond A. Padrones, Shelley R. Williams, Alex P. Yan