Patents by Inventor Eric Vesle Sortomme

Eric Vesle Sortomme 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: 9209623
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices that may be implemented by an energy aggregator to control, or regulate, the electric load placed on an electric grid by an aggregation of electrical devices, such as electric vehicles. Generally, the disclosed methods, and systems may provide for the modulation of the power draw of each electric vehicle around a first power draw, or scheduled power draw. Further, the disclosed methods and systems provide for the determination of a desirable scheduled power draw for a given electric vehicle. In one example, the scheduled power draw may be determined based on, among other things, the amount of time left in a given charging scenario and the state of charge of the given electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: University of Washington Through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventor: Eric Vesle Sortomme