Patents by Inventor Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley 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: 12388245
    Abstract: A modular switchboard provides an adjustable length bus bridge for electrically connecting two adjacent switchboards, where the length of the bus bridge can be adjusted on site if needed. The bus bridge comprises a first set of busbars, each being electrically insulated from one another, and a second set of busbars, each being electrically insulated from one another. The first and second sets of busbars are arranged such that the busbars in the first set of busbars and the busbars in the second set of busbars are slidable relative to one another to adjust a length of the bus bridge. A longitudinal slot is formed in each busbar in either the first or the second set of busbars, or both, to accommodate a through bolt in the bus bridge when the first and second set of busbars slide relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Wayne Dozier, Charles Wesley Travis, Jr., Xavier Lifran, James Raymond Ramsey
  • Patent number: 12362545
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a field assembled electrical distribution device assembled from various prepackaged modular kits. The prepackaged modular kits include all of the components required for their assembly. The prepackaged modular kits, when assembled by a certified assembler using a certified method and verification means provided by the modular kit manufacturer and one or more well know third-party certifiers, meets the requirements local, national and international electrical codes and is eligible for the third-party's certification mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Wayne Dozier, Charles Wesley Travis, Jr., Adrian Moreno-Manzo, James Raymond Ramsey, Xavier Lifran
  • Patent number: 12348022
    Abstract: An electrical cabinet includes a cabinet frame, two or more hoist brackets, a hoist bar, and a hoist mechanism. The cabinet frame has a top section and a bottom section. The bottom section rests on an underlying supporting surface, and the top section is positioned at an opposing side of the cabinet frame from the bottom section. The hoist brackets are coupled to the top section of the cabinet frame. Each of the hoist brackets has a respective indentation. The hoist bar rests in the indentations of the two or more hoist brackets, and includes a first groove. The hoist mechanism rests in the first groove of the hoist bar. The hoist mechanism is configured to facilitate lifting and positioning of an electrical component of a power distribution system within the electrical cabinet. The electrical component can be a bus assembly for a switchboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Forrest Jones, Karthik Sundaramoorthy, Charles Wesley Travis, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20250200632
    Abstract: A recipe prediction model is used to suggest replacement items by inferring intent of a user of an online system. Upon receiving a signal indicating that an item in a cart requested by the user is not available and responsive to identifying a failure of a replacement model to identify suitable replacement items according to defined criteria, the online system applies the recipe prediction model trained to infer a recipe that is potentially associated with the item and output a recipe's name and a replacement item category. The online system collects, based on the recipe's name, a set of recipes from a database. The online system identifies, from the set of recipes, based on the replacement item category, a set of candidate replacement items. A device associated with the user displays a user interface with one or more replacement items selected for recommendation to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Charles Wesley, Brent Scheibelhut
  • Publication number: 20250191053
    Abstract: An online system displays an ordering interface, and responsive to receiving a request from a client device to place an order including one or more items to be collected from a retailer location, the system retrieves data associated with each item. The system accesses and applies a machine-learning model to predict a likelihood of each item being a predictable availability item having at least a threshold measure of fluctuating availability throughout the day at the retailer location based on data associated with a corresponding item. The system identifies a set of predictable availability items based on the predicted likelihood(s) and predicts an availability of each identified predictable availability item at the retailer location during a future timeframe. The system then updates the ordering interface to describe the predicted availability of each predictable availability item at the retailer location during the future timeframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Brent Scheibelhut, Charles Wesley, Hua Xiao, Benjamin Chevoor, Akshay Bagai, Bryan Pham
  • Publication number: 20250154366
    Abstract: A paint composition includes fly ash, TiO2 and polymeric binder material, and wherein the fly ash has a d50 particle size of less than 4.0 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: VECOR IP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: John Vincent Adap Misa, Pramod Koshy, Erwin Noble Fernandez, Erik Severin, Robert R. Ballard, Charles Wesley Porter, Atman Fozdar, Ronald Lewarchik
  • Publication number: 20250148412
    Abstract: A trained computer model for automatic identification of a wrong delivery location for an order placed at an online system. The online system receives, via a user interface, a user input that includes a delivery location for the order. The online system compares the received delivery location with a stored delivery location for the user. Responsive to identifying that the received and stored delivery locations are different, the online system accesses and applies a computer model to predict, based on features of the order, a likelihood of the received delivery location being correct. The online system generates, based on the predicted likelihood, a confidence score of the received delivery location being correct. Responsive to the confidence score being below a threshold score, the online system causes a device of the user to display a user interface with a message prompting the user to verify accuracy of the received delivery location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Charles Wesley, Brent Scheibelhut, Hua Xiao
  • Publication number: 20250139137
    Abstract: Use of a language model to automatically perform visual assessment of quality of an item being fulfilled by a picker. The online system receives an image of the item and identifies a set of potential problems associated with the item. The online system generates a plurality of prompts for input into the language model including the image and one or more questions each corresponding to a respective potential problem of the set potential problems. The online system requests the language model to generate, based on the plurality of prompts, a feedback response for each potential problem. The online system generates an aggregated output by aggregating the feedback response for each potential problem, and based on the aggregated output, a second message that identifies one or more relevant problems associated with the item. The online system causes a device of the picker to display the second message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Brent Scheibelhut, Charles Wesley, Siby Alappatt, Benjamin Chevoor, Viswa Mani Kiran Peddinti
  • Patent number: 12285740
    Abstract: Sorbent compositions for direct lithium extraction (DLE). The sorbent compositions include a lithiated aluminum component and an inorganic binder, and are in the form of shaped particles. The lithiated aluminum component makes up about 50% w/w to about 90% w/w of the sorbent compositions, whereas the binder makes up about 10% w/w to about 50% w/w of the sorbent compositions. Processes for producing the sorbent compositions are also provided, as are methods of using the sorbent compositions for DLE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jesse DuPont, Keyur Shah, Sumitra Karki, Charles Wesley Hamilton
  • Patent number: 12249821
    Abstract: A service-entrance plug-on neutral (SEPON) device having a conductive neutral sled having a line sled side and a load sled side configured to electrically couple with a neutral bus of a bus assembly of a switchboard or panelboard when the SEPON device is installed on the bus assembly; a lug assembly having one or more electrically conductive terminal lugs configured to receive line neutral current from an external source and to electrically couple to the line sled side; a movable neutral disconnect link movable into a connection position to establish electrical continuity between the line sled side and the load sled side and into a disconnection position to cause a discontinuity between the line sled side and the load sled side; and a main bonding jumper having first mounted to the line sled side and a second ends configured to be moved between a non-connected position and a ground position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Wayne Dozier, Charles Wesley Travis, Jr., Xavier Lifran
  • Patent number: 12119625
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for installing circuit breakers of different frame sizes into an electrical distribution device at the at the factory or on the jobsite without having to remove the original factory installed line and load busing and installing new line and load busing for the particular frame size of the circuit breaker to be installed. The invention also provides a means for reducing the number of line and load busing assemblies that the electrical distribution device manufacturer must keep in inventory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Wesley Travis, Jr., Karthik Sundaramoorthy, James Raymond Ramsey
  • Publication number: 20230411936
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for installing circuit breakers of different frame sizes into an electrical distribution device at the at the factory or on the jobsite without having to remove the original factory installed line and load busing and installing new line and load busing for the particular frame size of the circuit breaker to be installed. The invention also provides a means for reducing the number of line and load busing assemblies that the electrical distribution device manufacturer must keep in inventory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Wesley Travis, JR., Karthik Sundaramoorthy, James Raymond Ramsey
  • Publication number: 20230369832
    Abstract: A service-entrance plug-on neutral (SEPON) device having a conductive neutral sled having a line sled side and a load sled side configured to electrically couple with a neutral bus of a bus assembly of a switchboard or panelboard when the SEPON device is installed on the bus assembly; a lug assembly having one or more electrically conductive terminal lugs configured to receive line neutral current from an external source and to electrically couple to the line sled side; a movable neutral disconnect link movable into a connection position to establish electrical continuity between the line sled side and the load sled side and into a disconnection position to cause a discontinuity between the line sled side and the load sled side; and a main bonding jumper having first mounted to the line sled side and a second ends configured to be moved between a non-connected position and a ground position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Wayne DOZIER, Charles Wesley TRAVIS, JR., Xavier LIFRAN
  • Publication number: 20230359901
    Abstract: An online system validates item updates using a machine-learning model to identify item updates that need independent review. The online system maintains an item database that has item entries for items on the online system. The online system receives item updates from an item update system and applies an error prediction model to the item updates to generate an error likelihood score for each item update. The online system samples a subset of the item updates based on the error likelihood scores and passes these sampled item updates to a human reviewer system. The human reviewer system labels each of the sampled item updates with an error label indicating whether the corresponding item update is actually erroneous. The online system determines whether to update the item database with the full set of received item updates based on the error labels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Syed Wasi Hasan Rizvi, Charles Wesley
  • Publication number: 20230307896
    Abstract: A system is provided for supporting an electrical component in an electrical device of an electrical distribution system. The system includes at least one hook connected to a cabinet frame or structural member of the electrical device; and at least one rod attached to the electrical component. The at least one rod is slidably received in the hook such that the electrical component is held in close proximity to the cabinet frame or structural member of the electrical device while the electrical component is being attached to the cabinet frame or structural member by hardware. The electrical component can be a bus assembly of a switchboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Wayne DOZIER, Charles Wesley TRAVIS, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11745806
    Abstract: An audio system for installation in the tailgate of a pickup truck. A rugged, weather-resistant audio system is installed in a fold-down section of a multi-part tailgate. The system may operate independently of the sound system in the vehicle; the truck does not need to be running for the system to function. A low current draw allows the system to play for hours. The system may include a control that automatically powers off the system when the tailgate is returned to the closed position. The system may incorporate a USB port for device charging and flash memory playback, along with full Bluetooth streaming compatibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Stillwater Designs and Audio, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Gross, IV, Martin N. Williams, John D. Cronin, Dennis A. Hotson, Joshua N. James, Garry L. Roberts, Charles Wesley Groh
  • Publication number: 20230253766
    Abstract: An electrical cabinet includes a cabinet frame, two or more hoist brackets, a hoist bar, and a hoist mechanism. The cabinet frame has a top section and a bottom section. The bottom section rests on an underlying supporting surface, and the top section is positioned at an opposing side of the cabinet frame from the bottom section. The hoist brackets are coupled to the top section of the cabinet frame. Each of the hoist brackets has a respective indentation. The hoist bar rests in the indentations of the two or more hoist brackets, and includes a first groove. The hoist mechanism rests in the first groove of the hoist bar. The hoist mechanism is configured to facilitate lifting and positioning of an electrical component of a power distribution system within the electrical cabinet. The electrical component can be a bus assembly for a switchboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Forrest JONES, Karthik SUNDARAMOORTHY, Charles Wesley TRAVIS, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230170673
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a field assembled electrical distribution device assembled from various prepackaged modular kits. The prepackaged modular kits include all of the components required for their assembly. The prepackaged modular kits, when assembled by a certified assembler using a certified method and verification means provided by the modular kit manufacturer and one or more well know third-party certifiers, meets the requirements local, national and international electrical codes and is eligible for the third-party's certification mark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Wayne DOZIER, Charles Wesley TRAVIS, JR., Adrian MORENO-MANZO, James Raymond RAMSEY, Xavier LIFRAN
  • Publication number: 20230144867
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein are directed to an improved way to access and increase the area of an electrical distribution device provided for cable pulling and cabling. A rotatable section, on which several electrical components of the electrical distribution device are attached, can be rotated away from the cabling area as a single unit. This permits easier access to the cabling area and increases the size of the cabling area, which results in less time required to pull cables and wire the electrical components of the electrical distribution device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Wayne DOZIER, Karthik SUNDARAMOORTHY, Charles Wesley TRAVIS, JR., Daniel O'NEILL
  • Publication number: 20230127383
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for a modular switchboard provide an adjustable length bus bridge for electrically connecting two adjacent switchboards, where the length of the bus bridge can be adjusted on site if needed. The bus bridge comprises a first set of busbars, each being electrically insulated from one another, and a second set of busbars, each being electrically insulated from one another. The first and second sets of busbars are arranged such that the busbars in the first set of busbars and the busbars in the second set of busbars are slidable relative to one another to adjust a length of the bus bridge. A longitudinal slot is formed in each busbar in either the first or the second set of busbars, or both, to accommodate a through bolt in the bus bridge when the first and second set of busbars slide relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Wayne DOZIER, Charles Wesley TRAVIS, JR., Xavier LIFRAN, James Raymond RAMSEY