Patents by Inventor G. Burns Porter, Jr.

G. Burns Porter, Jr. 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).

  • Apparatus and method for monitoring an energy management system
    Patent number: 4855922
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for monitoring an energy management system which controllably drops load in response to preselected conditions. The apparatus periodically interrupts the energy management system to restore full load. The apparatus monitors energy usage immediately prior to interrupting the energy management system and also monitors the energy usage during interruption when the load is restored. The information gathered at these two times represents the actual energy used when the energy management system is conserving energy, and when the energy management system is disabled and full energy usage is realized. The difference between the two energy usages represents the energy savings realized by using the energy management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul M. Huddleston, G. Burns Porter, Jr., David T. Rooney