Patents by Inventor John M. Akred

John M. Akred 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: 8386086
    Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with the present invention allow an energy consumption index to be generated from DR response data and influencer data. The energy consumption index may indicate the energy consumption of a consumer before receiving a DR signal, the change in the consumption after the consumer receives a DR signal, and the consumer's propensity to respond to a DR signal. Systems and methods consistent with the present invention also allow energy providers to monitor, forecast, and plan for changes in consumer demand for energy. Various energy planning tools may facilitate an energy provider's ability to monitor, forecast, and plan for such changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Gaëlle Le Roux, Younes Souilmi, Scott W. Kurth, John M. Akred, Thorvald Hoyem, Sanjay Mathur
  • Publication number: 20110264291
    Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with the present invention allow an energy consumption index to be generated from DR response data and influencer data. The energy consumption index may indicate the energy consumption of a consumer before receiving a DR signal, the change in the consumption after the consumer receives a DR signal, and the consumer's propensity to respond to a DR signal. Systems and methods consistent with the present invention also allow energy providers to monitor, forecast, and plan for changes in consumer demand for energy. Various energy planning tools may facilitate an energy provider's ability to monitor, forecast, and plan for such changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Gaëlle Le Roux, Younes Souilmi, Scott W. Kurth, John M. Akred, Thorvald Hoyem, Sanjay Mathur
  • Publication number: 20110077989
    Abstract: A system is described for valuating employees. The system may include a memory and a processor. The memory may store a historical dataset which describes employees of an organization. The historical dataset may include inputs describing employee performance over a time interval. The processor may be operatively connected to the memory and may receive the historical dataset. The processor may identify a value metric which describes the value contributed by each employee to the organization over the time interval. The processor may analyze the historical dataset to identify a subset of the inputs which are indicative of the value metric over the time interval. The processor may generate a predictive model based on the subset of the inputs and the value metric. The predictive model may determine a net present value of each employee indicative of an expected value to be contributed by each employee over a future time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: John M. Akred, Marc A. Sotkiewicz