Patents by Inventor Donald Wayne Howell

Donald Wayne Howell 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: 7275000
    Abstract: An energy information system and sub-measurement board for use therewith allows an energy information service provider to measure energy usage at a customer location. The sub-measurement board is connected to an energy distribution panel located at the customer location and measures energy usage of individual circuits of the distribution panel. The sub-measurement board outputs a load profile that is accessible by the customer. The sub-measurement board receives three three-phase voltages and nine single-phase currents. The voltages and currents are compared to the voltages and currents of the same individual circuit of the distribution panel to calculate the load profile of the individual circuits. A utility meter can be connected to the sub-measurement board and output electric pulses thereto which the sub-measurement board uses to calculate cumulative periodic consumption data of the metered utility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Enerwise Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Wayne Howell, Frank Oakley Blevins, Armand J. Tamagni, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20040186672
    Abstract: An energy information system and sub-measurement board for use therewith allows an energy information service provider to measure energy usage at a customer location. The sub-measurement board is connected to an energy distribution panel located at the customer location and measures energy usage of individual circuits of the distribution panel. The sub-measurement board outputs a load profile of the energy usage and transmits the load profile to the energy information service provider via a wide area network (WAN). The load profile is processed by the energy service provider and posted on a server for access by the customer. The sub-measurement board is capable of receiving three three-phase voltages and nine single-phase currents. The voltages and currents are input into a microprocessor circuit which compares the currents one at a time to the voltages to match the current with the voltage of the same individual circuit of the distribution panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Enerwise Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Wayne Howell, Frank Oakley Blevins, Armand J. Tamagni
  • Patent number: 6728646
    Abstract: An energy information system and sub-measurement board for use therewith allows and energy information service provider to measure energy usage at a customer location. The sub-measurement board is connected to an energy distribution panel located at the customer location and measures energy usage of individual circuits of the distribution panel. The sub-measurement board outputs a load profile of the energy usage and transmits the load profile to the energy information service provider via a wide area network (WAN). The load profile is processed by the energy service provider and posted on a server for access by the customer. Voltages and currents are input into a microprocessor circuit, which compares the currents one at a time to the voltages to match the current with the voltage of the same individual circuit and to calculate the load profile of the individual circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Enerwise Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Wayne Howell, Frank Oakley Blevins, Armand J. Tamagni, Jr.