Patents by Inventor Benjamin L. Colson

Benjamin L. Colson 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: 9156368
    Abstract: A method and application that utilizes a signal processing algorithm is provided for detecting plug-in electric vehicle charging events through interrogation of smart meter data. The method is a form of non-invasive load monitoring that allows the utility to track plug-in electric vehicle charging events in real time or over extended periods. These parameters are suitably flexible so as to accommodate diverse electric vehicle technologies and a range of electric vehicle owners' charging habits. Application of the method facilitates the integration of electric vehicles into utilities' electrical grids, protection of the utilities' assets, geographic mapping of electric vehicle owners and charging events, managed charging through communication between the utility and the vehicle or owner, managed charging through the offer of time of use rates for electric vehicle owners, and an enabling technology to accompany other Smart Grid functions such as Vehicle-to-Grid distributed energy storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Chris Chen, William Vincent Torre, Charles Lyle, Benjamin L. Colson, Eric S. Fan, Praneet Kolluru
  • Publication number: 20120123709
    Abstract: A method and application that utilizes a signal processing algorithm is provided for detecting plug-in electric vehicle charging events through interrogation of smart meter data. The method is a form of non-invasive load monitoring that allows the utility to track plug-in electric vehicle charging events in real time or over extended periods. These parameters are suitably flexible so as to accommodate diverse electric vehicle technologies and a range of electric vehicle owners' charging habits. Application of the method facilitates the integration of electric vehicles into utilities' electrical grids, protection of the utilities' assets, geographic mapping of electric vehicle owners and charging events, managed charging through communication between the utility and the vehicle or owner, managed charging through the offer of time of use rates for electric vehicle owners, and an enabling technology to accompany other Smart Grid functions such as Vehicle-to-Grid distributed energy storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: San Diego Gas & Electric Company, c/o Sempra Energy
    Inventors: Chris Chen, William Vincent Torre, Charles Lyle, Benjamin L. Colson, Eric S. Fan, Praneet Kolluru
  • Publication number: 20080299042
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel methods of treating, identifying or diagnosing a hyperproliferative disorder in a patient in need thereof. The methods of the invention include administering to a patient a composition comprising a binding molecule which binds to a cell surface expressed glycoprotein expressed predominantly in tumor or tumor-associated cells. In particular, the therapeutic and diagnostic methods of the present invention include the use of a binding molecule, for example an antibody or immunospecific fragment thereof, which specifically binds to a membrane associated molecule, variant polypeptide or fragment thereof. The present invention is based, at least in part, on the discovery of membrane associated proteins, i.e., nucleic acid molecules which encode membrane proteins and the use of these molecules to generate custom arrays to screen for markers associated with various diseases and disorders, e.g., cancer, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Biogen Idec MA Inc.
    Inventors: Pamela Bechtel, Mark Daniels, Karen McLachlan, Yufeng Zhai, Benjamin L. Colson, Nicole W. O'Brien