Patents by Inventor Carl E. Yates

Carl E. Yates 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).

  • Electric utility communication system with field installation terminal and load management terminal with remotely assignable unique address
    Patent number: 4467314
    Abstract: A powerline carrier communications system includes a plurality of types of load management terminals, each of which has a unique address, and a combination field configuration and test terminal which can be plugged into the load management terminals. The combination terminal is coupled to the powerline through the connection to the load management terminal and generates a separate set of test commands for each type of load management terminal, which are transmitted over the powerline for execution by the connected load management terminal. Some types of load management terminals include an INITIALIZATION ENABLE line which, when activated by the connected combination terminal, commands the load management terminal to accept and store an address value received over the powerline as its new unique address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1984
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Scott J. Weikel, Theodore H. York, Jr., Carl E. Yates