Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Dubs

Jeffrey D. Dubs 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: 11687858
    Abstract: A system for prioritizing trim requests can include an image processor that identifies a location associated with a customer trim request that includes an image of vegetation and industrial equipment and marks the vegetation and the industrial equipment visible in the image associated with the customer trim request. The system can also include a vegetation maintenance analyzer that searches for a match between the identified location associated with the customer trim request with a location associated with one of a past executed service ticket and a pending service ticket. The maintenance analyzer generates a maintenance profile for the customer trim request based on the results of the search and data in the customer trim request. The system can further include a priority engine that assigns priority to the customer trim request based on the maintenance profile for the customer trim request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
    Inventors: Iliana M. Rentz, Jeffrey D Dubs, Roberto J Rivera, Corinne E Murray, Steve T Jolly
  • Patent number: 11682094
    Abstract: Systems and methods to process many power line-down reports. A number of power line-down reports are received from different devices operated by users that specify the location of its device. Based on locations of devices sending the reports, a related set of power line-down reports is determined that likely report a particular power line-down condition. Based on those locations and power line location information, a location of the particular power line-down condition is determined that is a location of a power line that is closest to all locations in the related reports. Based on the related set of reports, a consolidated power line-down report is created with data associated with the particular power line-down condition. The consolidated power line-down report is reported to a power grid trouble report system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Florida Power & Light Company
    Inventors: Erik L. Del Forn, Iliana M. Rentz, Jeffrey D. Dubs, Steve D. Shnider, Roberto C. Taninaka, Juan P. Lopez, Hari B. Dumpa, Syed S. Ali, Donna M. Miceli
  • Patent number: 11361236
    Abstract: A storm damage response system includes a storm ensemble database that stores ensemble forecast models associated with respective potential storm paths of a given storm across a geographic area and an equipment database that stores equipment data associated with location and characteristics of power-providing equipment in the geographic area. A storm damage model algorithm generates a storm response plan comprising an operational procedure for repairing or maintaining power transmission and distribution electric systems to mitigate storm damage impact based on generating a probabilistic model for each of the ensemble forecast models based on the equipment data and calculating a statistical impact value associated with the probabilistic model based on an aggregate of iterative probabilistic simulations for the respective ensemble forecast model. The storm response plan can be generated based on the relative statistical impact value of the probabilistic model of each of the ensemble forecast models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
    Inventors: Brick Rule, Iliana M. Rentz, Timothy D. Drum, William M. Dorr, Paul R. Hynes, Jeffrey D. Dubs, Andrew W. Kirby, Steven J. Palmieri, Eduardo R. Devarona
  • Patent number: 11275376
    Abstract: Large-scale unmanned monitoring devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), drones or rovers capable of operating within environmental conditions not suitable for human personnel and lesser capable monitoring devices may inspect system components within an area of interest (AOI) such an electric power distribution system including generation, transmission, and distribution elements for autonomous detection of damage to the components. The large-scale unmanned monitoring devices may inspect the system components while the environmental conditions are occurring. Work orders for repairing the damage are autonomously generated and resources identified within the work orders are autonomously provisioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Florida Power & Light Company
    Inventors: Iliana Maria Rentz, Eric D. Schwartz, Jeffrey D. Dubs
  • Publication number: 20220044167
    Abstract: A system for prioritizing trim requests can include an image processor that identifies a location associated with a customer trim request that includes an image of vegetation and industrial equipment and marks the vegetation and the industrial equipment visible in the image associated with the customer trim request. The system can also include a vegetation maintenance analyzer that searches for a match between the identified location associated with the customer trim request with a location associated with one of a past executed service ticket and a pending service ticket. The maintenance analyzer generates a maintenance profile for the customer trim request based on the results of the search and data in the customer trim request. The system can further include a priority engine that assigns priority to the customer trim request based on the maintenance profile for the customer trim request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Iliana M. Rentz, Jeffrey D. Dubs, Roberto J. Rivera, Corinne E. Murray, Steve T. Jolly
  • Publication number: 20210217120
    Abstract: Systems and methods to process many power line-down reports. A number of power line-down reports are received from different devices operated by users that specify the location of its device. Based on locations of devices sending the reports, a related set of power line-down reports is determined that likely report a particular power line-down condition. Based on those locations and power line location information, a location of the particular power line-down condition is determined that is a location of a power line that is closest to all locations in the related reports. Based on the related set of reports, a consolidated power line-down report is created with data associated with the particular power line-down condition. The consolidated power line-down report is reported to a power grid trouble report system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Erik L. Del Forn, Iliana M. RENTZ, Jeffrey D. Dubs, Steve D. Shnider, Roberto C. Taninaka, Juan P. Lopez, Hari B. Dumpa, Syed S. ALI, Donna M. Miceli
  • Publication number: 20200401138
    Abstract: Large-scale unmanned monitoring devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), drones or rovers capable of operating within environmental conditions not suitable for human personnel and lesser capable monitoring devices may inspect system components within an area of interest (AOI) such an electric power distribution system including generation, transmission, and distribution elements for autonomous detection of damage to the components. The large-scale unmanned monitoring devices may inspect the system components while the environmental conditions are occurring. Work orders for repairing the damage are autonomously generated and resources identified within the work orders are autonomously provisioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Iliana Maria RENTZ, Eric D. SCHWARTZ, Jeffrey D. DUBS
  • Publication number: 20190311280
    Abstract: A storm damage response system includes a storm ensemble database that stores ensemble forecast models associated with respective potential storm paths of a given storm across a geographic area and an inventory database that stores inventory data associated with location and characteristics of power-providing equipment and characteristics of a consumer population in the geographic area. A storm damage model algorithm generates a storm response plan comprising an operational procedure for repairing or maintaining power transmission and distribution electric systems to mitigate storm damage impact based on generating a probabilistic model for each of the ensemble forecast models based on the inventory data and calculating a statistical impact value associated with the probabilistic model based on an aggregate of iterative probabilistic simulations for the respective ensemble forecast model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Brick Rule, Iliana M. Rentz, Timothy D. Drum, William M. Dorr, Paul R. Hynes, Jeffrey D. Dubs, Andrew W. Kirby, Steven J. Palmieri, Eduardo R. Devarona