Patents by Inventor Caleb J. Lloyd

Caleb J. Lloyd 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).

  • Methods of securely controlling utility grid edge devices
    Patent number: 12244143
    Abstract: Methods of securely controlling a utility grid edge device are provided. A method of securely controlling a utility grid edge device includes receiving renewed security information at a node that includes cryptographic circuitry. Moreover, the method includes controlling an operation of the utility grid edge device via the node, after receiving the renewed security information. Related nodes and utility grid edge devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignees: DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, OPEN ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: David Crawford Lawrence, Marshal Dwayne Bradley, Thomas E. Burdick, Jessica C. Modeen, Nicholas J. Kennedy, Matthew A. DeVenny, Caleb J. Lloyd, C. Wilson Kinard
  • METHODS OF SECURELY CONTROLLING UTILITY GRID EDGE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20220337082
    Abstract: Methods of securely controlling a utility grid edge device are provided. A method of securely controlling a utility grid edge device includes receiving renewed security information at a node that includes cryptographic circuitry. Moreover, the method includes controlling an operation of the utility grid edge device via the node, after receiving the renewed security information. Related nodes and utility grid edge devices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: David Crawford Lawrence, Marshal Dwayne Bradley, Thomas E. Burdick, Jessica C. Modeen, Nicholas J. Kennedy, Matthew A. DeVenny, Caleb J. Lloyd, C. Wilson Kinard