Patents by Inventor Brent Willson

Brent Willson 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: 12391467
    Abstract: A modular loading system may include structural beams and modular beams that can be located in a shipping container. The structural beams can be arranged in a first direction, and the modular beams can be arranged in a second direction that is approximately perpendicular to the first direction. The structural beams can include a fixed contact surface and an adjustable contact surface positioned opposite the fixed contact surface for stabilizing the modular loading system in approximately the first direction. The modular beams can include receiving notches sized to receive a locking bar for stabilizing the modular loading system in a third direction that is approximately perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Iron Mountain Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard Conlon, Graham McNamara, Brent Willson, Kevin Murphey
  • Publication number: 20250002246
    Abstract: A modular loading system may include structural beams and modular beams that can be located in a shipping container. The structural beams can be arranged in a first direction, and the modular beams can be arranged in a second direction that is approximately perpendicular to the first direction. The structural beams can include a fixed contact surface and an adjustable contact surface positioned opposite the fixed contact surface for stabilizing the modular loading system in approximately the first direction. The modular beams can include receiving notches sized to receive a locking bar for stabilizing the modular loading system in a third direction that is approximately perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Richard Conlon, Graham McNamara, Brent Willson, Kevin Murphey
  • Patent number: 11605952
    Abstract: An adaptive solar power battery storage system is disclosed to capture alternative energy for use when desired, regardless of power generating circuit topology (AC or DC). The adaptive solar power battery storage system may be connected directly to solar panel cells (for DC-type solar panels) or to micro-inverters (for AC-type solar panels). The adaptive battery storage system can be configured to accept power from both energy sources simultaneously (AC or DC), or each individually. The adaptive solar power battery storage system may enable the operation of AC-type solar panels in the absence of utility power, which is ordinarily used to supply a reference signal to the micro-inverters, by converting stored DC battery power to AC to generate an emulated reference signal. The system may monitor the utility power and adjust the emulated reference signal to track the utility power to enable a safe transfer back to utility power once restored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: NEOVOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Brent Willson, Rey Llanos, John Hass, Tom Cole
  • Patent number: 11502618
    Abstract: DC supply circuitry is disclosed to supply DC power from an AC source to a DC PV panel input associated with a PV energy storage system (ESS) inverter system. The DC power may be supplied in accordance with a DC current and DC voltage. The DC PV panel input may function by adjusting the drawn current that is supplied by the DC supply circuitry based upon changes in the load, e.g. battery charging. The DC supply circuitry may function to adjust the supplied DC voltage in accordance with changes in the drawn current using a corresponding point on a predetermined DC voltage current-voltage characteristic (I-V) curve. The predetermined I-V curve may represent an ideal I-V curve associated with a DC PV panel system that is compatible with the PV ESS inverter system, thereby allowing for the use of DC PV panel inputs that may typically go unused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: NEOVOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Brent Willson, Michael Horan
  • Publication number: 20220263427
    Abstract: DC supply circuitry is disclosed to supply DC power from an AC source to a DC PV panel input associated with a PV energy storage system (ESS) inverter system. The DC power may be supplied in accordance with a DC current and DC voltage. The DC PV panel input may function by adjusting the drawn current that is supplied by the DC supply circuitry based upon changes in the load, e.g. battery charging. The DC supply circuitry may function to adjust the supplied DC voltage in accordance with changes in the drawn current using a corresponding point on a predetermined DC voltage current-voltage characteristic (I-V) curve. The predetermined I-V curve may represent an ideal I-V curve associated with a DC PV panel system that is compatible with the PV ESS inverter system, thereby allowing for the use of DC PV panel inputs that may typically go unused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: NeoVolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Willson, Michael Horan
  • Patent number: 10998730
    Abstract: An adaptive solar power battery storage system is disclosed to capture alternative energy for use when desired, regardless of power generating circuit topology (AC or DC). The adaptive solar power battery storage system may be connected directly to solar panel cells (for DC-type solar panels) or to micro-inverters (for AC-type solar panels). The adaptive battery storage system can be configured to accept power from both energy sources simultaneously (AC or DC), or each individually. The adaptive solar power battery storage system may enable the operation of AC-type solar panels in the absence of utility power, which is ordinarily used to supply a reference signal to the micro-inverters, by converting stored DC battery power to AC to generate an emulated reference signal. The system may monitor the utility power and adjust the emulated reference signal to track the utility power to enable a safe transfer back to utility power once restored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: NeoVolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Willson, Rey Llanos, John Hass, Tom Cole