Patents by Inventor Forrest North

Forrest North 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).

  • Publication number: 20170253139
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a home electrical network or system, such as managing loads applied to the network by one or more associated electric vehicles, are described. For example, the systems and methods predict or estimate use of a home electrical network (e.g., via a charging station connected to the network) by one or more electric vehicles, and manage use or operation of other devices on the home network accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Forrest North, Nick Wild
  • Patent number: 9714837
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying available charging stations (e.g., charging stations available to be used by an electric vehicle) and/or determining travel routes for electric vehicles are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods receive a request to find an available charging station, determine a state of charge for an electric vehicle associated with the request, identifies one or more available charging stations located within a suitable distance to the electric vehicle, the suitable distance based on the determined state of the charge for the electric vehicle, and present information to the electric vehicle, or an associated mobile device, that indicates the identified charging stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: ReCargo, Inc.
    Inventors: Forrest North, Lucas Manfield, Armen Petrosian, Nick Wild
  • Publication number: 20160370806
    Abstract: A grid to vehicle system is described. In some examples, the system selectively controls one or more electric vehicles connected to an electric grid based on conditions associated with the electric grid. For example, the system may control charging operations of the electric vehicles based on load balancing conditions associated with the electric grid, based on cost conditions associated with electric power provided by the electric grid, and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Forrest North, Armen Petrosian, Lucas Mansfield
  • Publication number: 20160332527
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating grid alerts for an electric grid, and performing actions in response to the grid alerts, such as shaping, shifting, or otherwise modifying a load applied to the grid, are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods access information identifying states of charging events for one or more electric vehicles at one or more charging stations, the one or more charging stations coupled to an electric grid and providing charge to the one or more electric vehicles, determine that the information identifying the states of the charging events for the one or more electric vehicles at the one or more charging stations coupled to the electric grid indicates a condition of the electric grid that is outside threshold condition of the electric grid, and perform an action in response to determining the condition of the electric grid is outside the predetermined threshold condition of the electric grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Forrest North, Lucas Manfield
  • Publication number: 20160334234
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing actions in response to charging events, such as charging events associated with a specific electric vehicle and/or a specific charging station, are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods may receive a request from an electric vehicle to identify a charging station from which to charge a battery of the electric vehicle, provide information associated with the electric vehicle to one or more charging stations proximate to the electric vehicle, receive from the one or more charging stations information identifying parameters associated with potential charging events provided by the one or more charging stations, and provide the information identifying the parameters associated with potential charging events provided by the one or more charging stations to the electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Nick Wild, Forrest North
  • Patent number: 9434271
    Abstract: A grid to vehicle system is described. In some examples, the system selectively controls one or more electric vehicles connected to an electric grid based on conditions associated with the electric grid. For example, the system may control charging operations of the electric vehicles based on load balancing conditions associated with the electric grid, based on cost conditions associated with electric power provided by the electric grid, and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: ReCargo, Inc.
    Inventors: Forrest North, Armen Petrosian, Lucas Mansfield
  • Publication number: 20150226566
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying available charging stations (e.g., charging stations available to be used by an electric vehicle) and/or determining travel routes for electric vehicles are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods receive a request to find an available charging station, determine a state of charge for an electric vehicle associated with the request, identifies one or more available charging stations located within a suitable distance to the electric vehicle, the suitable distance based on the determined state of the charge for the electric vehicle, and present information to the electric vehicle, or an associated mobile device, that indicates the identified charging stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Forrest NORTH, Lucas MANFIELD, Armen PETROSIAN, Nick WILD
  • Publication number: 20150226567
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying available charging stations (e.g., charging stations available to be used by an electric vehicle) and/or determining travel routes for electric vehicles are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods receive a request to find an available charging station, determine a state of charge for an electric vehicle associated with the request, identifies one or more available charging stations located within a suitable distance to the electric vehicle, the suitable distance based on the determined state of the charge for the electric vehicle, and present information to the electric vehicle, or an associated mobile device, that indicates the identified charging stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Forrest NORTH, Lucas MANFIELD, Armen PETROSIAN, Nick WILD
  • Publication number: 20150224888
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the system and method may access a request to charge an electric vehicle at a specific charging station, identify a charging network (e.g., one of multiple, disparate charging networks) associated with the specific charging station, and automatically provide payment information to the charging network via a payment protocol associated with the charging network. The charging interface system, therefore, may facilitate access to any charging network and/or charging station by providing an interface between a driver of an electric vehicle and one of many charging networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Nick WILD, Lucas MANFIELD, Armen PETROSIAN, Forrest NORTH
  • Publication number: 20150226572
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying available charging stations (e.g., charging stations available to be used by an electric vehicle) and/or determining travel routes for electric vehicles are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods receive a request to find an available charging station, determine a state of charge for an electric vehicle associated with the request, identifies one or more available charging stations located within a suitable distance to the electric vehicle, the suitable distance based on the determined state of the charge for the electric vehicle, and present information to the electric vehicle, or an associated mobile device, that indicates the identified charging stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Forrest NORTH, Lucas MANFIELD, Armen PETROSIAN, Nick WILD
  • Publication number: 20150226571
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying available charging stations (e.g., charging stations available to be used by an electric vehicle) and/or determining travel routes for electric vehicles are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods receive a request to find an available charging station, determine a state of charge for an electric vehicle associated with the request, identifies one or more available charging stations located within a suitable distance to the electric vehicle, the suitable distance based on the determined state of the charge for the electric vehicle, and present information to the electric vehicle, or an associated mobile device, that indicates the identified charging stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Forrest NORTH, Lucas MANFIELD, Armen PETROSIAN, Nick WILD
  • Publication number: 20150224891
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting data from electric vehicles, and performing various different actions based on the collected data, are described. In some embodiments, a device, such as a remote device that communicates with a server, connects with a controller area network (CAN) of an electric vehicle, and collects data from the CAN and/or other types of data associated with the electric vehicle (e.g., geographical information that identifies a location of an electric vehicle, movement information that identifies whether the electric vehicle is in motion or not, and so on). The systems and methods may perform various actions using some or all of the collected data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Armen PETROSIAN, Lucas MANFIELD, Forrest NORTH, Nick WILD
  • Publication number: 20150095233
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating access to an electric vehicle charging network is described. In some embodiments, the system provides an interface via which an electric vehicle may access and/or be authorized to one of multiple, disparate charging networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Nick Wild, Forrest North
  • Publication number: 20150095218
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating access to an electric vehicle charging network is described. In some embodiments, the system provides an interface via which an electric vehicle may access and/or be authorized to one of multiple, disparate charging networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Nick Wild, Forrest North
  • Publication number: 20150032659
    Abstract: A system and method for ranking or scoring charging stations and/or charging events or sessions, and/or performing actions based on the ranking or scoring is described. In some embodiments, a charging station ranking engine is configured to rank charging stations, or potential charging events, based on feedback received from users of the charging stations, such as drivers of electric vehicles, or other dynamically determined factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Lucas MANFIELD, Forrest NORTH, Armen PETROSIAN, Nick WILD
  • Publication number: 20150032660
    Abstract: A system and method for ranking or scoring charging stations and/or charging events or sessions, and/or performing actions based on the ranking or scoring is described. In some embodiments, a charging station ranking engine is configured to rank charging stations, or potential charging events, based on feedback received from users of the charging stations, such as drivers of electric vehicles, or other dynamically determined factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Lucas MANFIELD, Forrest NORTH, Armen PETROSIAN, Nick WILD
  • Publication number: 20150032661
    Abstract: A system and method for ranking or scoring charging stations and/or charging events or sessions, and/or performing actions based on the ranking or scoring is described. In some embodiments, a charging station ranking engine is configured to rank charging stations, or potential charging events, based on feedback received from users of the charging stations, such as drivers of electric vehicles, or other dynamically determined factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Lucas MANFIELD, Forrest NORTH, Armen PETROSIAN, Nick WILD
  • Publication number: 20140225564
    Abstract: A grid to vehicle system is described. In some examples, the system selectively controls one or more electric vehicles connected to an electric grid based on conditions associated with the electric grid. For example, the system may control charging operations of the electric vehicles based on load balancing conditions associated with the electric grid, based on cost conditions associated with electric power provided by the electric grid, and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Recargo, Inc.
    Inventors: Forrest North, Armen Petrosian, Lucas Manfield
  • Publication number: 20140188367
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying information associated with an electric vehicle via an application located remotely from the electric vehicle is described. In some examples, the system transmit a request to a computing device of an electric vehicle, receives status information about one or more components of the electric vehicle, and presents an indication of a status for the one or more components of the electric vehicle based on the received status information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Recargo, Inc.
    Inventors: Forrest North, Armen Petrosian, Lucas Mansfield
  • Publication number: 20090263708
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-cell battery pack system that includes a plurality of cylindrical cells; a cradle with an interior surface that defines a channel extending through the length of the cradle and an exterior surface that mechanically positions each of the cells radially around and parallel to the channel and exchanges heat with the cells by extending around of the circumference of the cylindrical cell and substantially extending between the two opposing end surfaces of the cell; a heat conductor that resides at least partially within the channel and exchanges heat with the interior surface of the cradle; and a heat exchanger that exchanges heat with the heat conductor, wherein the cradle, the heat conductor, and the heat exchanger cooperate to exchange heat between the cells and the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Josh Bender, Forrest North, Mason Cabot, Paul Durkee