Patents by Inventor Christopher Daniel Bullock

Christopher Daniel Bullock 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).

  • THERMAL MODELING FOR CABLES TRANSMITTING DATA AND POWER
    Publication number: 20240077528
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a thermal modeling module, data from a Power Sourcing Equipment device (PSE) for cables extending from the PSE to Powered Devices (PDs), the cables configured to transmit power and data from the PSE to the PDs, calculating at the thermal modeling module, thermal characteristics for the cables based on the data, and identifying a thermal rise above a specified threshold at one of the cables. The data comprises real-time electrical data for the cables. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones, Christopher Daniel Bullock, Dylan T. Walker
  • Safety monitoring for cables transmitting data and power
    Patent number: 11714118
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method generally comprises monitoring real-time electrical data at Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) transmitting power over a cable to a Powered Device (PD), calculating thermal characteristics for the cable based on the monitored data, and periodically updating the thermal characteristics based on the monitored data. The power comprises multi-phase pulse power, the data comprises voltage and current measured for each phase of the multi-phase pulse power, and the voltage is greater than 60 volts at the PSE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones, Christopher Daniel Bullock, Dylan T. Walker
  • THERMAL MODELING FOR CABLES TRANSMITTING DATA AND POWER
    Publication number: 20230122187
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a thermal modeling module, data from a Power Sourcing Equipment device (PSE) for cables extending from the PSE to Powered Devices (PDs), the cables configured to transmit power and data from the PSE to the PDs, calculating at the thermal modeling module, thermal characteristics for the cables based on the data, and identifying a thermal rise above a specified threshold at one of the cables. The data comprises real-time electrical data for the cables. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Daniel Bullock, Dylan T. Walker, Chad M. Jones, Joel Richard Goergen
  • Thermal modeling for cables transmitting data and power
    Patent number: 11519789
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a thermal modeling module, data from a Power Sourcing Equipment device (PSE) for cables extending from the PSE to Powered Devices (PDs), the cables configured to transmit power and data from the PSE to the PDs, calculating at the thermal modeling module, thermal characteristics for the cables based on the data, and identifying a thermal rise above a specified threshold at one of the cables. The data comprises real-time electrical data for the cables. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Daniel Bullock, Dylan T. Walker, Chad M. Jones, Joel Richard Goergen
  • SAFETY MONITORING FOR CABLES TRANSMITTING DATA AND POWER
    Publication number: 20210293872
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method generally comprises monitoring real-time electrical data at Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) transmitting power over a cable to a Powered Device (PD), calculating thermal characteristics for the cable based on the monitored data, and periodically updating the thermal characteristics based on the monitored data. The power comprises multi-phase pulse power, the data comprises voltage and current measured for each phase of the multi-phase pulse power, and the voltage is greater than 60 volts at the PSE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones, Christopher Daniel Bullock, Dylan T. Walker
  • Safety monitoring for cables transmitting data and power
    Patent number: 11054457
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method generally comprises monitoring real-time electrical data for Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) transmitting power over a cable to a Powered Device (PD), and identifying changes in the real-time electrical data indicating strain on one or more wires in the cable due to stretching in the one or more wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones, Christopher Daniel Bullock, Dylan T. Walker
  • THERMAL MODELING FOR CABLES TRANSMITTING DATA AND POWER
    Publication number: 20200408608
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a thermal modeling module, data from a Power Sourcing Equipment device (PSE) for cables extending from the PSE to Powered Devices (PDs), the cables configured to transmit power and data from the PSE to the PDs, calculating at the thermal modeling module, thermal characteristics for the cables based on the data, and identifying a thermal rise above a specified threshold at one of the cables. The data comprises real-time electrical data for the cables. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Daniel Bullock, Dylan T. Walker, Chad M. Jones, Joel Richard Goergen
  • Thermal modeling for cables transmitting data and power
    Patent number: 10809134
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a thermal modeling module, data from a Power Sourcing Equipment device (PSE) for cables extending from the PSE to Powered Devices (PDs), the cables configured to transmit power and data from the PSE to the PDs, calculating at the thermal modeling module, thermal characteristics for the cables based on the data, and identifying a thermal rise above a specified threshold at one of the cables. The data comprises real-time electrical data for the cables. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Daniel Bullock, Dylan T. Walker, Chad M. Jones, Joel Richard Goergen
  • SAFETY MONITORING FOR CABLES TRANSMITTING DATA AND POWER
    Publication number: 20200096550
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method generally comprises monitoring real-time electrical data for Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) transmitting power over a cable to a Powered Device (PD), and identifying changes in the real-time electrical data indicating strain on one or more wires in the cable due to stretching in the one or more wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Chad M. Jones, Christopher Daniel Bullock, Dylan T. Walker
  • THERMAL MODELING FOR CABLES TRANSMITTING DATA AND POWER
    Publication number: 20180340840
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a thermal modeling module, data from a Power Sourcing Equipment device (PSE) for cables extending from the PSE to Powered Devices (PDs), the cables configured to transmit power and data from the PSE to the PDs, calculating at the thermal modeling module, thermal characteristics for the cables based on the data, and identifying a thermal rise above a specified threshold at one of the cables. The data comprises real-time electrical data for the cables. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Daniel Bullock, Dylan T. Walker, Chad M. Jones, Joel Richard Goergen