Patents by Inventor Bryan M. KITCHENER

Bryan M. KITCHENER 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: 11719729
    Abstract: A system for monitoring power flow at a premises can include a smart meter that measures coarse power flow data for the premises. The coarse power flow data characterizes power consumption and/or power generation. The system can also include a power data recorder having a first transceiver that communicates with the smart meter via a first protocol. The power data recorder can have a second transceiver that communicates with a node on a data mesh network via a second protocol. The smart meter transmits the coarse power flow data to a node on a meter mesh network in response to polling for the coarse power flow data, and the smart meter transmits the coarse power flow data to the power data recorder via the first protocol in response to detecting a fault condition or after a time interval has expired. The power data recorder encapsulates the coarse power flow data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher S Collins, Michael T Rothenberg, Adam D Meranda, Bryan M Kitchener
  • Patent number: 11561251
    Abstract: Unmanned monitoring devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), drones or rovers may inspect system components within an area of interest (AOI) such an electric power distribution system including generation, transmission, and distribution elements for autonomous detection of damage to the components. Work orders for repairing the damage are autonomously generated and resources identified within the work orders are autonomously provisioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Florida Power & Light Company
    Inventors: Eric D. Schwartz, Stephen S. Cross, Bryan M. Kitchener
  • Publication number: 20220120794
    Abstract: A system for monitoring power flow at a premises can include a smart meter that measures coarse power flow data for the premises. The coarse power flow data characterizes power consumption and/or power generation. The system can also include a power data recorder having a first transceiver that communicates with the smart meter via a first protocol. The power data recorder can have a second transceiver that communicates with a node on a data mesh network via a second protocol. The smart meter transmits the coarse power flow data to a node on a meter mesh network in response to polling for the coarse power flow data, and the smart meter transmits the coarse power flow data to the power data recorder via the first protocol in response to detecting a fault condition or after a time interval has expired. The power data recorder encapsulates the coarse power flow data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher S Collins, Michael T Rothenberg, Adam D Meranda, Bryan M Kitchener
  • Patent number: 10850840
    Abstract: Unmanned monitoring devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), drones or rovers may survey an area of interest (AOI) such an electric power distribution system including generation, transmission, and distribution elements to automatically determine components in the AOI to be monitored. Types, placements locations, and pathways taken by other unmanned monitoring devices to facilitate the monitoring of the components of the AOI are also automatically determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Florida Power & Light Company
    Inventors: Eric D. Schwartz, Stephen S. Cross, Bryan M. Kitchener
  • Publication number: 20200041560
    Abstract: Unmanned monitoring devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), drones or rovers may inspect system components within an area of interest (AOI) such an electric power distribution system including generation, transmission, and distribution elements for autonomous detection of damage to the components. Work orders for repairing the damage are autonomously generated and resources identified within the work orders are autonomously provisioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Eric D. Schwartz, Stephen S. Cross, Bryan M. Kitchener
  • Publication number: 20190382111
    Abstract: Unmanned monitoring devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), drones or rovers may survey an area of interest (AOI) such an electric power distribution system including generation, transmission, and distribution elements to automatically determine components in the AOI to be monitored. Types, placements locations, and pathways taken by other unmanned monitoring devices to facilitate the monitoring of the components of the AOI are also automatically determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Eric D. SCHWARTZ, Stephen S. CROSS, Bryan M. KITCHENER