Patents by Inventor Bradley A. Richards

Bradley A. Richards 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).

  • Method and system of a timer based buffer used for metrology
    Patent number: 8918578
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of methods and systems of using a timer based memory buffer for metrology. One embodiment of the method comprises receiving metrology data from one or more metrology sensors; writing at least part of the metrology data to a volatile memory; incrementing a write pointer to indicate the metrology data contained within the volatile memory; and repeating the above until a timer expires, then reading at least a portion of the metrology data from the volatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bradley Richard Ree, Mark Victor Penna, George William Alexander
  • Using face tracking for handling phone events
    Patent number: 8909200
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein an apparatus comprising an alert device, an optical input device; and a controller coupled to the alert device and the optical input device. The controller is configured to send an alert via the alert device in response to a predetermined event. The controller is configured to recognize whether a face is detected by the optical input device, and to discontinue the alert responsive to determining that the face is being detected by the optical input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Richard Degrazia, Alan Darryl Gatzke, Matthew R. Kuhlke
  • Manifold and filter arrangement for bulk fluid filtration
    Patent number: 8877057
    Abstract: A filter for use with bulk filtration includes filters arranged in parallel flow and a manifold arrangement. The manifold arrangement has a first pipe within a second pipe. An inlet channel conveys unfiltered fluid to the filters, and an outlet channel conveys filtered fluid from the filters. The inlet channel is an interior volume between an outside surface of the first pipe and an inside surface of the second pipe. The outlet channel is an interior volume of the first pipe. Methods of servicing and filtering are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Andre Wessels, Bradley Richard De Vaux, Robin Glisson, Philip Edward Johnson, Michelle D. Weiland
  • Systems, methods, and apparatuses for determining power usage with a meter
    Patent number: 8847784
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses may be provided for determining power usage within a meter. The systems, methods, and apparatuses may include providing, for a utility meter, at least one communications interface for communicating with a home area network (HAN); receiving or transmitting, via the at least one communications interface of the utility meter, information having a source or destination associated with the home area network (HAN); determining, by the utility meter, that the information is attributable to activity chargeable to a customer associated with the home area network (HAN); and updating, by the utility meter, a customer usage amount based upon the determination that the information is attributable to the activity chargeable to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bradley Richard Ree, John Christopher Boot
  • Repeater pass-through messaging
    Patent number: 8837346
    Abstract: Embodiments of this invention include a network communications stack for a system for communicating data over a network. A media access control (MAC) layer running on a radio processor of the communications stack at least partially processes messages received from a network, i.e., before the message is passed to a host processor. Specifically, the MAC layer includes software configured to analyze a destination address contained in the message, and determine whether the destination address contained in the message matches a destination address programmed in the MAC layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bradley Richard Ree, Robert Warren Hepler, Ryan Marc LaFrance, Vernon Meadows
  • Charging systems for use with electric vehicles and methods of monitoring same
    Patent number: 8823330
    Abstract: A system for monitoring operation of an electric vehicle charging station is provided. The system includes a battery charger configured to couple to a device for supplying current to the device, a current sensor coupled to the battery charger for measuring current supplied from the battery charger to the device, the current sensor configured to generate a measured current profile based on the measured current supplied to the device, and a processor coupled to the current sensor. The processor is configured to receive the measured current profile transmitted from the current sensor, and compare the measured current profile to at least one known current profile to monitor operation of the charging station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bradley Richard Ree, John Christopher Boot, George William Alexander
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC LOAD REDUCTION CONTROL MESSAGING
    Publication number: 20140208137
    Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic load reduction control messaging. In one embodiment, a system can include at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions. The computer-executable instructions can be operable to receive, by the at least one processor, a multicast load control instruction for a demand response device; generate, based at least in part on the multicast load control instruction, at least one unicast load control instruction; and transmit, by a transmission device coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one unicast load control instruction to a home area network (HAN) device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: Bradley Richard Ree
  • Systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying invalid nodes within a mesh network
    Patent number: 8743716
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying, invalid nodes within a mesh network are provided. A routing table may be maintained by a utility meter. The routing table may include information associated with one or more devices in communication with the utility meter via a mesh network. A change in the routing table may be identified by the utility meter, and an alert message associated with the identified change may be generated by the utility meter. The generated alert may then be output by the utility meter for communication to a central controller configured to process the alert message to identify an invalid node within the mesh network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bradley Richard Ree, John Christopher Boot
  • Vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D704119
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gordon M. Platto, Bradley A. Richards, Moray S. Callum, Joel Piaskowski, Dong H. Park
  • Vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D706699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gordon M. Platto, Bradley A. Richards, Moray S. Callum, Joel Piaskowski, William K. Moore, Dong H. Park
  • Vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D706700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gordon M. Platto, Bradley A. Richards, Moray S. Callum, Joel Piaskowski, Dong H. Park
  • Vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D708111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gordon M. Platto, Bradley A. Richards, Moray S. Callum, Joel Piaskowski, Dong H. Park
  • Vehicle mirror
    Patent number: D709413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gordon M. Platto, Bradley A. Richards, Moray S. Callum, Joel Piaskowski, Richard Howard
  • Vehicle mirror
    Patent number: D709414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gordon M. Platto, Bradley A. Richards, Moray S. Callum, Joel Piaskowski, Richard Howard
  • Vehicle mirror
    Patent number: D709810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gordon M. Platto, Bradley A. Richards, Moray S. Callum, Joel Piaskowski, Richard Howard
  • Vehicle mirror
    Patent number: D709811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gordon M. Platto, Bradley A. Richards, Moray S. Callum, Joel Piaskowski, Richard Howard
  • Vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D713314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gordon M. Platto, Bradley A. Richards, Moray S. Callum, Joel Piaskowski, Dong H. Park
  • Vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D715719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gordon M. Platto, Bradley A. Richards, Moray S. Callum, Joel Piaskowski, Dong H. Park
  • Vehicle exterior
    Patent number: D718190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gordon M. Platto, Bradley A. Richards, Moray S. Callum, Joel Piaskowski, John Kim, William K. Moore, Dong H. Park, Bruce P. Williams, Richard Howard, Anthony Meyer
  • Vehicle front bumper lower grille
    Patent number: D720667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gordon M. Platto, Bradley A. Richards, Moray S. Callum, Joel Piaskowski, John Kim, William K. Moore