Patents by Inventor Brian David Sparling

Brian David Sparling 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).

  • Systems and methods for asset condition monitoring in electric power substation equipment
    Patent number: 8484150
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods for asset condition monitoring in electrical power substation equipment. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for detecting behavior in electrical substation equipment. The method may include receiving realtime data associated with a plurality of parameters associated with the substation equipment, storing at least a portion of the realtime data over a period of time, wherein the stored data comprises historical data, comparing the realtime and historical data, and generating a report based at least in part on a comparison of the realtime data and historical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian David Sparling, Claude Beauchemin, Jacques Aubin
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSET CONDITION MONITORING IN ELECTRIC POWER SUBSTATION EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20110213744
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods for asset condition monitoring in electrical power substation equipment. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for detecting behavior in electrical substation equipment. The method may include receiving realtime data associated with a plurality of parameters associated with the substation equipment, storing at least a portion of the realtime data over a period of time, wherein the stored data comprises historical data, comparing the realtime and historical data, and generating a report based at least in part on a comparison of the realtime data and historical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian David Sparling, Claude Beauchemin, Jacques Aubin