Patents by Inventor Charles B. Cotton

Charles B. Cotton 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).

  • Patent number: 7768238
    Abstract: A battery monitoring system may be configured to interface with a first battery monitoring unit and a second battery monitoring unit. The first battery monitoring unit may be configured to output data in a first format. The second battery monitoring unit may be configured to output data in a second format, the second format being different than the first format. The battery monitoring system may include a first polling agent, the first polling agent may be configured to receive data from the first battery monitoring unit and normalize the data into a predetermined data format and store the data in a database. The battery monitoring system may also include a second polling agent. The second polling agent may be configured to receive data from the second battery monitoring unit and normalize the data into the predetermined data format and store the data in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Data Power Monitoring Corporation
    Inventors: Charles B. Cotton, Douglas Sheppard, Ronnie Lim, Stephen D. Cotton, Michael Jump
  • Publication number: 20100114512
    Abstract: A battery monitoring system may be configured to interface with a first battery monitoring unit and a second battery monitoring unit. The first battery monitoring unit may be configured to output data in a first format. The second battery monitoring unit may be configured to output data in a second format, the second format being different than the first format. The battery monitoring system may include a first polling agent, the first polling agent may be configured to receive data from the first battery monitoring unit and normalize the data into a predetermined data format and store the data in a database. The battery monitoring system may also include a second polling agent. The second polling agent may be configured to receive data from the second battery monitoring unit and normalize the data into the predetermined data format and store the data in a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Charles B. COTTON, Douglas Sheppard, Ronnie Lim, Stephen D. Cotton, Michael Jump
  • Patent number: 7576517
    Abstract: A battery monitoring system may be configured to interface with a first battery monitoring unit and a second battery monitoring unit. The first battery monitoring unit may be configured to output data in a first format. The second battery monitoring unit may be configured to output data in a second format, the second format being different than the first format. The battery monitoring system may include a first polling agent, the first polling agent may be configured to receive data from the first battery monitoring unit and normalize the data into a predetermined data format and store the data in a database. The battery monitoring system may also include a second polling agent. The second polling agent may be configured to receive data from the second battery monitoring unit and normalize the data into the predetermined data format and store the data in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Data Power Monitoring Corporation
    Inventors: Charles B. Cotton, Douglas Sheppard, Ronnie Lim, Stephen D. Cotton, Michael Jump