Patents by Inventor Dale Kenneth Pounds

Dale Kenneth Pounds 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: 9158294
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product is provided for configuring a microgrid. A first configuration of the microgrid having a set of microgrid elements is initialized. An address for each element in the set of microgrid elements of the microgrid is verified. In response to receiving status data from the set of microgrid elements connected in a peer-to-peer network indicating a reconfiguration of the microgrid, the set of microgrid elements is re-aligned to form a second grid configuration. The second grid configuration is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael A. Carralero, Jimmy M. Quiambao, Dale Kenneth Pounds
  • Patent number: 9086691
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product is provided for configuring a microgrid. A first configuration of the microgrid having a set of microgrid elements is initialized. An address for each element in the set of microgrid elements of the microgrid is verified. In response to receiving status data from the set of microgrid elements connected in a peer-to-peer network indicating a reconfiguration of the microgrid, the set of microgrid elements is re-aligned to form a second grid configuration. The second grid configuration is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael A. Carralero, Jimmy M. Quiambao, Dale Kenneth Pounds
  • Publication number: 20150134130
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product is provided for configuring a microgrid. A first configuration of the microgrid having a set of microgrid elements is initialized. An address for each element in the set of microgrid elements of the microgrid is verified. In response to receiving status data from the set of microgrid elements connected in a peer-to-peer network indicating a reconfiguration of the microgrid, the set of microgrid elements is re-aligned to form a second grid configuration. The second grid configuration is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Carralero, Jimmy M. Quiambao, Dale Kenneth Pounds
  • Publication number: 20150134131
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product is provided for configuring a microgrid. A first configuration of the microgrid having a set of microgrid elements is initialized. An address for each element in the set of microgrid elements of the microgrid is verified. In response to receiving status data from the set of microgrid elements connected in a peer-to-peer network indicating a reconfiguration of the microgrid, the set of microgrid elements is re-aligned to form a second grid configuration. The second grid configuration is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Carralero, Jimmy M. Quiambao, Dale Kenneth Pounds
  • Patent number: 8682495
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product is provided for configuring a microgrid. A first configuration of the microgrid having a set of microgrid elements is initialized. An address for each element in the set of microgrid elements of the microgrid is verified. In response to receiving status data from the set of microgrid elements connected in a peer-to-peer network indicating a reconfiguration of the microgrid, the set of microgrid elements is re-aligned to form a second grid configuration. The second grid configuration is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Carralero, Jimmy M. Quiambao, Dale Kenneth Pounds
  • Publication number: 20120101639
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product is provided for configuring a microgrid. A first configuration of the microgrid having a set of microgrid elements is initialized. An address for each element in the set of microgrid elements of the microgrid is verified. In response to receiving status data from the set of microgrid elements connected in a peer-to-peer network indicating a reconfiguration of the microgrid, the set of microgrid elements is re-aligned to form a second grid configuration. The second grid configuration is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael A. Carralero, Jimmy M. Quiambao, Dale Kenneth Pounds