Patents by Inventor Christopher Charles Yasko

Christopher Charles Yasko 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: 9294825
    Abstract: A utility network includes a utility meter capable of measuring a property of the network once installed and capable of communicating the measurement to a server once activated. The network also includes an access point configured to communicatively couple to the utility meter and to the server and configured to notify the server when the utility meter has been bound to the access point. The network further includes a mobile device configured to notify the server when the utility meter has been installed, configured to request the server to add the utility meter to a queue of utility meters to be activated by the server, and configured to receive a response from the server when the utility meter is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bruce Bharat, Christopher Charles Yasko
  • Patent number: 8798805
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide for an electric vehicle charging station (EVCS). In one embodiment, the EVCS may include: a charging outlet configured to receive a chargeable device; a contactor operably connected to the charging outlet and electrically connected to an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meter; and an EVCS controller configured to receive a set of instructions from the AMI meter about modifying an amount of power supplied to the charging outlet, wherein the EVCS controller is configured to modify the amount of power supplied to the charging outlet via the contactor in response to receiving the set of instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian Matthew Aiken, Christopher Charles Yasko
  • Publication number: 20140097965
    Abstract: A utility network includes a utility meter capable of measuring a property of the network once installed and capable of communicating the measurement to a server once activated. The network also includes an access point configured to communicatively couple to the utility meter and to the server and configured to notify the server when the utility meter has been bound to the access point. The network further includes a mobile device configured to notify the server when the utility meter has been installed, configured to request the server to add the utility meter to a queue of utility meters to be activated by the server, and configured to receive a response from the server when the utility meter is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bruce Bharat, Christopher Charles Yasko
  • Publication number: 20130030594
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide for an electric vehicle charging station (EVCS). In one embodiment, the EVCS may include: a charging outlet configured to receive a chargeable device; a contactor operably connected to the charging outlet and electrically connected to an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meter; and an EVCS controller configured to receive a set of instructions from the AMI meter about modifying an amount of power supplied to the charging outlet, wherein the EVCS controller is configured to modify the amount of power supplied to the charging outlet via the contactor in response to receiving the set of instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Matthew Aiken, Christopher Charles Yasko
  • Publication number: 20120265362
    Abstract: A charging device for use with an electric vehicle including a power storage device includes a power delivery system configured to deliver power to the power storage device. The charging device also includes a controller coupled to the power delivery system. The controller is configured to determine that an initialization process has completed after the charging device has experienced a loss of power and enable the power delivery system to deliver power to the power storage device at a defined start time and after the initialization process has completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: Christopher Charles Yasko
  • Publication number: 20120173074
    Abstract: A method for providing remote notification of an electric vehicle status to a user is provided. The method includes receiving at least one input from the user of the electric vehicle. A charging status of a battery being charged is determined. A remote notification of the charging status is then provided to the user based on the input received by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher Charles Yasko, Aleksandar Vukojevic