Patents by Inventor C. Hergert

C. Hergert 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).

  • Power control for pivot well irrigation and other electrical machinery
    Publication number: 20070043480
    Abstract: The embodiments presented in this disclosure provide for systems and methods to control electrical machinery. In embodiments, the systems and methods control electrical machinery according to the usage of power on a power grid compared to the peak usage for that power grid. In one embodiment, a system receives a peak usage parameter, receives a current megawatt usage for the power grid, compares the current megawatt usage to the peak usage parameter, and powers off one or more electrical machines connected to the power grid if the current megawatt usage is near the peak usage parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventor: C. Hergert