Patents by Inventor Miles F. Bintz, II

Miles F. Bintz, II 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).

  • Microinverter systems and subsystems
    Patent number: 11342756
    Abstract: An alternating current (AC) module system includes branch circuits and a main service panel to receive power from the branch circuits. A photovoltaic (PV) supervisor is located between the branch circuits and the panel. The PV supervisor aggregates the power from the branch circuits. The PV supervisor also performs a nonredundant operational function for one or more of the branch circuits. The PV supervisor includes a gateway device to permit control of the operational functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SunPower Corporation
    Inventors: Miles F. Bintz, II, Patrick L. Chapman
  • MICROINVERTER SYSTEMS AND SUBSYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200119567
    Abstract: An alternating current (AC) module system includes branch circuits and a main service panel to receive power from the branch circuits. A photovoltaic (PV) supervisor is located between the branch circuits and the panel. The PV supervisor aggregates the power from the branch circuits. The PV supervisor also performs a nonredundant operational function for one or more of the branch circuits. The PV supervisor includes a gateway device to permit control of the operational functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: SunPower Corporation
    Inventors: Miles F. Bintz, II, Patrick L. Chapman
  • Microinverter systems and subsystems
    Patent number: 10511174
    Abstract: An alternating current (AC) module system includes branch circuits and a main service panel to receive power from the branch circuits. A photovoltaic (PV) supervisor is located between the branch circuits and the panel. The PV supervisor aggregates the power from the branch circuits. The PV supervisor also performs a nonredundant operational function for one or more of the branch circuits. The PV supervisor includes a gateway device to permit control of the operational functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SunPower Corporation
    Inventors: Miles F. Bintz, II, Patrick L Chapman
  • MICROINVERTER SYSTEMS AND SUBSYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180006463
    Abstract: An alternating current (AC) module system includes branch circuits and a main service panel to receive power from the branch circuits. A photovoltaic (PV) supervisor is located between the branch circuits and the panel. The PV supervisor aggregates the power from the branch circuits. The PV supervisor also performs a nonredundant operational function for one or more of the branch circuits. The PV supervisor includes a gateway device to permit control of the operational functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: SunPower Corporation
    Inventors: Miles F. Bintz, II, Patrick L. Chapman