Patents by Inventor Adrianne Kimber

Adrianne Kimber 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).

  • Publication number: 20160105027
    Abstract: Photovoltaic systems with managed output and methods for managing variability of output from photovoltaic systems are described. A system includes a photovoltaic module configured to receive and convert solar energy to DC power. The system also includes a sensor configured to detect a future change in solar energy to be received by the photovoltaic module. The system further includes a power conditioning unit coupled with the photovoltaic module and the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Johnson, Adrianne Kimber, Carl J.S. Lenox, Matt Campbell
  • Patent number: 9257847
    Abstract: Photovoltaic systems with managed output and methods for managing variability of output from photovoltaic systems are described. A system includes a photovoltaic module configured to receive and convert solar energy to DC power. The system also includes a sensor configured to detect a future change in solar energy to be received by the photovoltaic module. The system further includes a power conditioning unit coupled with the photovoltaic module and the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: SunPower Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Johnson, Adrianne Kimber, Carl J. S. Lenox, Matt Campbell
  • Publication number: 20110084551
    Abstract: Photovoltaic systems with managed output and methods for managing variability of output from photovoltaic systems are described. A system includes a photovoltaic module configured to receive and convert solar energy to DC power. The system also includes a sensor configured to detect a future change in solar energy to be received by the photovoltaic module. The system further includes a power conditioning unit coupled with the photovoltaic module and the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Johnson, Adrianne Kimber, Carl J. S. Lenox, Matt Campbell