Patents by Inventor Ellen E. Spahr

Ellen E. Spahr 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).

  • Configuring a centrally controlled circuit breaker protection system
    Patent number: 6985784
    Abstract: There is provided a computer-implemented method for configuring a centralized circuit breaker protection system. The method includes determining configuration data for a processor in the centralized circuit breaker protection system in accordance with a parameter relating to an operation of the centralized circuit breaker protection system, and configuring the processor with the configuration data. There is also provided an apparatus for configuring a centralized circuit breaker protection system, and a storage media containing instructions for controlling a computer for configuring a centralized circuit breaker protection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John S. Vandevanter, Thomas F. Papallo, Ellen E. Spahr
  • Configuring a centrally controlled circuit breaker protection system
    Publication number: 20030212513
    Abstract: There is provided a computer-implemented method for configuring a centralized circuit breaker protection system. The method includes determining configuration data for a processor in the centralized circuit breaker protection system in accordance with a parameter relating to an operation of the centralized circuit breaker protection system, and configuring the processor with the configuration data. There is also provided an apparatus for configuring a centralized circuit breaker protection system, and a storage media containing instructions for controlling a computer for configuring a centralized circuit breaker protection system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John S. Vandevanter, Thomas F. Papallo, Ellen E. Spahr