Patents by Inventor Herman Gross

Herman Gross 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: 9841799
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a method of using a network to control a power management system. The method includes using the network to access a generator controller that is part of the power management system. The method further includes using the network to exchange communications with the generator controller in order to permit the generator controller to control other electronic components that are part of the power management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Richard A. Mauk, William Herman Gross, Gary Allen Kroll, Jayson Pierringer
  • Patent number: 9281716
    Abstract: A power management system may include a generator controller. The generator controller may (i) operate the generator; and (ii) prohibit a transfer switch from supplying first or second power to an output of the transfer switch. In some systems, the first power may be primary power (e.g., from a primary power source such as a utility) while the second power is secondary power (e.g., from a secondary power source such as a generator). In other systems, the second power may be primary power while the first power is secondary power, or both the first and second power may be secondary power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Eric D. Albsmeier, Douglas W. Dorn, William Herman Gross, Andrew John Sember, Anthony J. Hackbarth
  • Patent number: 8942854
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a method of identifying electrical devices in a power management system. The method includes accessing a controller using a server that includes identifiers of the electrical devices. The controller is electrically connected (directly or indirectly) to the electrical devices. The method further includes exchanging data between the server and the controller to correlate the identifiers with the electrical devices. The potential identifiers that may be used to correlate the identifiers with the electrical devices may be stored in an identifier database on the server. In some embodiments, the identifiers of the electrical devices may also be stored in an identifier database on the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Richard A. Mauk, Edward Douglas Brey, William Herman Gross, Gary Allen Kroll
  • Publication number: 20130138258
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a method of identifying electrical devices in a power management system. The method includes accessing a controller using a server that includes identifiers of the electrical devices. The controller is electrically connected (directly or indirectly) to the electrical devices. The method further includes exchanging data between the server and the controller to correlate the identifiers with the electrical devices. The potential identifiers that may be used to correlate the identifiers with the electrical devices may be stored in an identifier database on the server. In some embodiments, the identifiers of the electrical devices may also be stored in an identifier database on the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Richard A. Mauk, Edward Douglas Brey, William Herman Gross, Gary Allen Kroll
  • Patent number: 6476717
    Abstract: A security display system typically used to display, and permit the handling of, costly items such as cameras, video cameras and recorders, while preventing the theft of those items. The system permits persons to handle the item and prevents theft of the item through a cable which acts to tether the item, provide power to the item and trigger an alarm if it is cut or disconnected. The cable is largely hidden until the item is picked up, as the cable runs through the item support and under the counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: CDA Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Herman Gross, Simion Stanescu
  • Publication number: 20020011547
    Abstract: A security display system typically used to display, and permit the handling of, costly items such as cameras, video cameras and recorders, while preventing the theft of those items. The system permits persons to handle the item and prevents theft of the item through a cable which acts to tether the item, provide power to the item and trigger an alarm if it is cut or disconnected. The cable is largely hidden until the item is picked up, as the cable runs through the item support and under the counter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: CDA Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Herman Gross, Simion Stanescu
  • Patent number: 5299463
    Abstract: The present apparatus makes use of an intermediate plate on which a pressing tool can be mounted. The intermediate plate has a sensor for detecting the crimping force, from which the signals can be processed and displayed via a measurement processor. The apparatus offers the advantage of continuous monitoring of the individual crimpings, in the course of which a very high degree of measuring accuracy is additionally obtained, since the sensor is disposed particularly close to the crimping pistons. With the use of an intermediate plate, it is possible to exchange the device between individual presses in a simple manner so that the device can be used as a "mobile" device. The apparatus further relates to the use of a method for detecting the force used in crimping of cable sockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: AAT Aston GmbH Gerate fur Elektronikfertingung und Kabelbearbeitung
    Inventor: Herman Gross