Patents by Inventor Dinkar Kumar Verma
Dinkar Kumar Verma 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).
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Publication number: 20250200543Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein provide techniques for enabling metering devices to determine the consumption of a commodity on a per-user basis. In various embodiments, a method includes determining, by a metering device, a consumption of a commodity by a consumption device of a plurality of consumption devices; determining, by the metering device based on one or more user-to-consumption device usage mappings between a plurality of users and the plurality of consumption devices, one or more users of the plurality of users associated with the consumption of the commodity; and assigning, by the metering device, the consumption of the commodity by the consumption device to one or more accounts associated with the one or more users.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: June 19, 2025Inventors: Linto VADAKKAN JOHNY, Aswathy SURESH, Chinna Theja PANCHUMARTHI, Sandeep PASUMARTHI, Dinkar Kumar VERMA
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Patent number: 12013422Abstract: Techniques for determining a potential electrical threat by a utility meter are described herein. A metrology unit of the meter is configured to receive electrical data associated with electrical usage at a location The meter is configured to determine, based on the electrical usage at the location and/or previous electrical data, abnormalities indicative of an unstable connection, such as a loose wire connecting a load to a power supply. The meter may employ a machine learned model or other algorithm to identify the loose wire or unstable connection and is configured to disconnect power to the location and/or send a message to an alarm device at the location and/or to a computing device remote from the location. In this way, the metrology unit can be used to mitigate potential electrical threats, such as fire, due to an unstable connection such as a loose connection.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Itron, Inc.Inventors: Arunkumar Nanjundaiah, Linto Vadakkan Johny, Santhosh Palethadka, Dinkar Kumar Verma
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Publication number: 20230306535Abstract: Networked utility services handle data-flow in a system to operate electrical vehicle charging stations. In an example, first and second utility companies may operate in first and second respective areas. A user may have a residence in the first area and may have an electric vehicle at a vehicle charging station in the second area. The user may provide identification at the vehicle charging station in the second area, and the user's vehicle may be charged at that location using electricity from the second utility. Data including the user's identification and the electricity consumed in the charging may be sent to the first utility serving the area including the user's residence. The first utility may bill the user for the electricity used to charge the user's vehicle at the remote vehicle charging station. The charging station, both utilities and/or other parties may share in the receipts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Dinkar Kumar Verma, Srikanth Kathe, Ratnavel Nambirajan Subramanian, Badri Narayan Krishnan, Madhurima Jaiswal
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Patent number: 11704749Abstract: Networked utility services handle data-flow in a system to operate electrical vehicle charging stations. In an example, first and second utility companies may operate in first and second respective areas. A user may have a residence in the first area and may have an electric vehicle at a vehicle charging station in the second area. The user may provide identification at the vehicle charging station in the second area, and the user's vehicle may be charged at that location using electricity from the second utility. Data including the user's identification and the electricity consumed in the charging may be sent to the first utility serving the area including the user's residence. The first utility may bill the user for the electricity used to charge the user's vehicle at the remote vehicle charging station. The charging station, both utilities and/or other parties may share in the receipts.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Itron Global SARLInventors: Dinkar Kumar Verma, Srikanth Kathe, Ratnavel Nambirajan Subramanian, Badri Narayan Krishnan, Madhurima Jaiswal
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Publication number: 20230048261Abstract: Techniques for determining a potential electrical threat by a utility meter are described herein. A metrology unit of the meter is configured to receive electrical data associated with electrical usage at a location The meter is configured to determine, based on the electrical usage at the location and/or previous electrical data, abnormalities indicative of an unstable connection, such as a loose wire connecting a load to a power supply. The meter may employ a machine learned model or other algorithm to identify the loose wire or unstable connection and is configured to disconnect power to the location and/or send a message to an alarm device at the location and/or to a computing device remote from the location. In this way, the metrology unit can be used to mitigate potential electrical threats, such as fire, due to an unstable connection such as a loose connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Arunkumar Nanjundaiah, Linto Vadakkan Johny, Santhosh Palethadka, Dinkar Kumar Verma
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Publication number: 20210158459Abstract: Networked utility services handle data-flow in a system to operate electrical vehicle charging stations. In an example, first and second utility companies may operate in first and second respective areas. A user may have a residence in the first area and may have an electric vehicle at a vehicle charging station in the second area. The user may provide identification at the vehicle charging station in the second area, and the user's vehicle may be charged at that location using electricity from the second utility. Data including the user's identification and the electricity consumed in the charging may be sent to the first utility serving the area including the user's residence. The first utility may bill the user for the electricity used to charge the user's vehicle at the remote vehicle charging station. The charging station, both utilities and/or other parties may share in the receipts.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Dinkar Kumar Verma, Srikanth Kathe, Ratnavel Nambirajan Subramanian, Badri Narayan Krishnan, Madhurima Jaiswal
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Patent number: 10928219Abstract: A metering device and method for assessing an incident detected by a safety monitoring system at a physical site at which the metering device is located, the method including: receiving at the metering device sensor layout information for safety monitoring system sensors, receiving a notification from the safety monitoring system including sensor data, determining an incident type and severity index(es) based on the sensor layout information and the sensor data, evaluating the severity index(es) against predetermined criteria, and taking an action based on the evaluation. The sensor data may include sensor identification as well as smoke intensities, temperatures, water pressure, and/or flood levels, etc., reported by the sensors. The actions taken may include disconnecting flow at the metering device, sending an instruction message to other metering device(s) to disconnect flow, and/or sending an alarm message to a device associated with a utility provider associated with the metering device.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: ITRON, INC.Inventors: Dinkar Kumar Verma, Ravi Kumar Kadiyala
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Publication number: 20200173810Abstract: A metering device and method for assessing an incident detected by a safety monitoring system at a physical site at which the metering device is located, the method including: receiving at the metering device sensor layout information for safety monitoring system sensors, receiving a notification from the safety monitoring system including sensor data, determining an incident type and severity index(es) based on the sensor layout information and the sensor data, evaluating the severity index(es) against predetermined criteria, and taking an action based on the evaluation. The sensor data may include sensor identification as well as smoke intensities, temperatures, water pressure, and/or flood levels, etc., reported by the sensors. The actions taken may include disconnecting flow at the metering device, sending an instruction message to other metering device(s) to disconnect flow, and/or sending an alarm message to a device associated with a utility provider associated with the metering device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Itron, Inc.Inventors: Dinkar Kumar Verma, Ravi Kumar Kadiyala