Patents Assigned to Schweitzer Engineering Laboratoris Inc
  • Apparatus, system, and method for creating one or more slow-speed communications channels utilizing a real-time communication channel
    Patent number: 8576527
    Abstract: An intelligent electronic device having a slow speed communications link creates one or more virtual communications channels using unused or dedicated bits from a primary real-time communications channel. The virtual communications channels are used to transport low-speed information, such as fault location information, device configuration information, device revision information, and date/time information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratoris Inc
    Inventors: Bogdan Z. Kasztenny, Tony J. Lee, Luther S. Anderson